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  • Reciprocal Data Sharing: Sending Monthly Summary Reports of Syndromic Data to ED

    Content Type: Abstract

    Over several months in 2012, NYC DOHMH syndromic surveillance staff met with directors of all 49 participating EDs in our syndromic system to collect information on their health information systems coding practices. During these interviews, ED… read more
    … they send to the syndromic unit, such as number of ED visits, most common complaints, and temporal and spatial … they send to the syndromic unit, such as number of ED visits, most common complaints, and temporal and spatial …
  • Monitoring Pharmacy Retail Data for Anomalous Space-Time Clusters

    Content Type: Abstract

    Bio-surveillance systems monitor multiple data streams (over-the-counter (OTC) sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. influenza) and bio-terrorist attacks (e.g. anthrax re-lease). Many detection… read more
    … (over-the-counter (OTC) sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. … multiple data streams (OTC sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. … (over-the-counter (OTC) sales, Emergency Department visits, etc.) to detect both natural disease outbreaks (e.g. …
  • Analyses of National Syndromic Surveillance Data: Real-Time Hospital, Veterans Affairs (VA) & Department of Defense (DoD) Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since July 2004 the BioSense program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received data from DoD military and VA outpatient clinics (not in real time). In January 2006 real-time hospital data (e.g. chief complaints and… read more
    … to 6/11/06. Because of differences in available data, visits were defined dif- ferently for the 3 data types. For VA and hospital data, repeat visits within 24 hours of discharge were grouped into a single visit. For DoD data, each visit to a facility, regardless of …
  • The use of NC DETECT ED data to examine heat-related illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    NC DETECT provides near-real-time statewide surveillance capacity to local, regional and state level users across NC with twice daily data feeds from 119 (99%) emergency departments (EDs), hourly updates from the statewide poison center, and daily… read more
    … (keyword). The ICD-9-CM report captures the most visits for HRI compared with the HRI keyword and dehydration … line-listing data were used to assign each HRI ED visit to one of the following categories: …
  • Map application to the New York state electronic syndromic surveillance system

    Content Type: Abstract

    The primary goal of the Electronic Syndromic Surveillance system (ESSS) is to monitor trends in non-specific symptoms of illness at the community level in real time. The ESSS includes emergency department chief complaint data that are categorized… read more
    … map, counts of emergency department fever syndrome visits are aggregated, and displayed as a rate (per 100,000 … the population in that ZIP Code. The fever syndrome visit rates are denoted by three levels of colored dots. In … population in that ZIP Code, and the fever syndrome visit rate (Figure 1). The second component of the …
  • Post-disaster Surveillance Following the Tsunami in Japan: BioSense 2011

    Content Type: Abstract

    The CDC's BioSense Program receives near real-time health care utilization data from a number of sources, including Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare facilities from around the globe and non-federal hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the… read more
    … was a 2- to 5-day lag time between the time of patient visit and time when ICD-9-CM-coded final diagnoses were … for the following keywords indicating a KI-related visit: (1) potas*, pottas*; (2) iodine, iodide; (3) KI; (4) … radiation, radeation; (5) nuclea*; (6) Japan. A given ED visit was considered a match if the content of the CC met …
  • Towards Integrated Syndromic Surveillance in Europe?

    Content Type: Webinar

    Triple - S is a project co-financed by the European commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers. THe project encompasses an inventory of existing and proposed syndromic surveillance systems in Europe, including country visits… read more
    … surveillance systems in Europe, including country visits for an in-depth understanding of selected systems. … Outline • Context • The Triple-S project • European site visits • Overview of systems in Europe • Veterinary … surveillance systems in Europe, including country visits for an in-depth understanding of selected systems. …
  • Using ESSENCE to Detect Bomb-Making Activity: What’s Appropriate?

    Content Type: Abstract

    In preparation for mass gathering events, DPH conducts enhanced syndromic surveillance activities to detect potential cases of anthrax, tularemia, plague, and other potentially bioterrorism-related communicable diseases. While preparing for Saint… read more
    … whether we could also detect emergency department (ED) visits for injuries (e.g., burns to the hands or forearms) … whether we could also detect emergency department (ED) visits for injuries (e.g., burns to the hands or forearms) …