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  • Using chief complaint data to evaluate the effectiveness of a statewide smoking ban

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    In November 2006, Ohioans supported a statute that set into law a requirement that all public places, and places of employment in Ohio prohibit smoking.1 The law took effect in December 2006; however, the rules for implementation were not finalized… read more
    … for emergency department, and urgent care chief complaint visits), related to heart attack and/or acute myocardial … emer- gency department, and urgent care chief complaint visits), related to heart attack and/or acute myocardial … for emergency department, and urgent care chief complaint visits), related to heart attack and/or acute myocardial …
  • A Novel Approach to Using Chief Complaint-Driven Syndromic Surveillance: Use of CDC's EARS-X by Hospital Infection Control Practitioners

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    Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health to supplement mandatory disease reporting. The use of chief complaints as a data source is common for early event detection. Though some public health syndromic surveillance systems… read more
    … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, …
  • T-Cube as an Enabling Technology in Surveillance Applications

    Content Type: Abstract

    T-Cube is especially useful for rapidly retrieving responses to ad-hoc queries against large datasets of additive time series labeled using a set of categorical attributes. It can be used as a general tool to support any task… read more
    … of over-the-counter medications and emergency department visits. In this paper we present efficiencies which can be … of over-the-counter medications and emergency department visits [1,2]. In this paper we present efficiencies which … of over-the-counter medications and emergency department visits. In this paper we present efficiencies which can be …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Climate and Health Guidance Document

    Content Type: Report

    In general, data from public health surveillance can be used for short- and long-term planning and response through retrospective data analysis of trends over time or specific events. Combining health outcome data (e.g., hospitalizations or deaths)… read more
    … designated health outcome. EDs may update individual visit data, providing discharge (i.e., post-visit) diagnosis codes (i.e., diagnosis or external cause … As the diagnosis codes are assigned at the end of the visit when all the information (e.g., laboratory test) is …
  • Using ESSENCE to Track a Gastrointestinal Outbreak in a Homeless Shelter in Miami-Dade County, 2008

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    Although Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) provides tools to detect a significant alert regarding an unusual public health event, combining that information with … read more
    … zip code, hospital and time of emergency department (ED) visit to explore a potential outbreak. If clustering is … 2008, three small clusters by resident zip code and ED visit time were detected in a southern Miami-Dade County … staff contacted the Director of the shelter and a site visit was conducted on Wednesday, June 18 by MDCHD Office of …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 10

    Content Type: Report

    The HHS Region 10 workshop engaged nine participants from state and local public health departments in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington with experience in syndromic surveillance that ranged from less than 1 year to over 10 years. Representatives from… read more
    … illness (ILI) surveillance using regional health center visit data with an aim of better understanding the practical … barriers, and solutions to sharing health center visit data among jurisdictions in HHS Region 10 and with the … to BioSense 2.0 classifier; and factors influencing ILI visit data interpretation Day 1 Reflections Participant …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Regional Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 5

    Content Type: Report

    Thirteen surveillance professionals from seven state and local public health agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Region 5 planned and participated in the 2-day Workshop. The participants selected data sharing… read more
    … increasingly accessible to PHAs. For every PHA, 100% ED visit coverage is an achievable goal and the tools for … participating in and providing emergency department visit data to the nationwide BioSense 2.0 syndromic … case definitions using electronic emergency department visit data records; 2. Applied and evaluated analysis plans …
  • Ellipse-Based Clustering Analysis Using a Time Series Algorithm

    Content Type: Abstract

    Many cities in the US and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have deployed biosurveillance systems to monitor regional health status. Biosurveillance systems rely on algorithms that analyze data in temporal domain… read more
    … to normalize the counts (e.g., emergency department visits) within a geographic region. This paper presents … to normalize the counts (e.g., emergency department visits) within a geographic region. This paper presents …