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  • Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition Development Using Recursive Partitioning Techniques for Highly Dimensional Databases

    Content Type: Abstract

    Seasonal influenza accounts for a high proportion of outpatient morbidity during the winter months. However, influenza case counts are greatly underestimated due to frequently undiagnosed influenza. Electronic medical record (EMR… read more
    … following database tables: age, vital signs, reason for visit, procedures (CPT), and diagnoses (ICD-9). 10-fold … rate, 51 CPT codes, 46 ICD-9 codes, and 41 ‘reasons for visit’ were identified for the final model analysis. The … 1. This model includes Temperature, Age, 8 reasons for visit (Sore throat, Fever, Cough, Cold symptoms, Throat …
  • Syndromic Surveillance and Zip Code Data: The Role of Zip Codes in Understanding Populations

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance systems use residential zip codes for spatial analysis to identify disease clusters. However, the use of emergency medical services can be influenced by geographic proximity, specialty services, and severity of illness. We… read more
    … Between January 28 and March 7, 2005, there were 47,973 visits to Boston EDs reported to the BPHC syndromic … into the city neighborhoods. RESULTS Of the 47,460 visits, there were 245 visits with retired zip codes (no … by neighborhood from 21.0 to 64.0 per 1,000. The ED visit rate for Boston residents inversely correlated with …
  • How Syndromic Surveillance Helps Clinical Practice: Use of Epidemiological Surveillance Data to Inform Clinical Decisions

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presenter Dr. Andrew Fine, Assistant Professor, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Hosts Johns Hopkins University Grand Rounds and ISDS Research Committee Date… read more
    … "   Analysis restricted to 9 locations with >7000 visits for pharyngitis "   132,821 visits in 6 states (GA, … set – 2/3, 1/3 random split "   Data elements   Age   Visit Date   Clinic location   Clinical signs and symptoms …
  • Carbon Monoxide Exposure V2 - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    KDHE has updated the exhisting CO Poisoning Surveillance queries. Version 1 can be found here https://www.surveillancerepository.org/carbon-monoxide-exposure-kansas-department-health-and-environment Previously, we were querying for carbon… read more
    … Since current ICD10 CM queries were unable to return visits to hospitals submitting SNOMED CT codes for discharge … the data.   System - NSSP ESSENCE Data Source - ED Visits Fields Used - CHief Complaints Parsed, Chief … Since current ICD10 CM queries were unable to return visits to hospitals submitting SNOMED CT codes for discharge …
  • PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Data, Release 1.1 (August 2012),Testing Clarification Release 1.2 (February 2013)

    Content Type: Messaging Standard

    This document provides testing clarification for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic… read more
    … 6 3.2 Facility / Visit Type … 3.2 Facility / Visit Type The implementation guide lists an incorrect … code(1108-0) and coding system (HSLOC) for Facility/Visit Type. It should be 261QE0002X and NUCC. Example OBX …
  • BioSense Platform Data Flow - Part 3 - Legacy Data Conversion and Transition Plan

    Content Type: Webinar

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is conducting a three-part webinar series to describe how data will flow to the BioSense Platform. This comprehensive series explores how data are ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE… read more
    … View: Chief Complaint, Discharge Diagnosis, Syndrome, and Visit Date (date only) §  Chief Complaint Query Valida;on … ‒  PaDent LocaDon (Full Details) ‒  PaDent LocaDon & Visit (Full Details) ‒  PaDent LocaDon (Limited Details – …
  • Trends in Injection Opioid Use and Bloodborne Pathogen Related Diseases in New Jersey

    Content Type: Abstract

    When the opioid epidemic began in the early 1990s, pills such as oxycodone were the primary means of abuse. Beginning in 2010, injection use of, first, heroin and then synthetic opioids dramatically increased, which led the number of overdose deaths… read more
    … to test the hypothesis that emergency department (ED) visits for opioid use could be used as a predictor of BBP … to test the hypothesis that emergency department (ED) visits for opioid use could be used as a predictor of BBP …
  • Use of Near-Real–Time Data to Inform Underage Drinking Surveillance in Nebraska

    Content Type: Abstract

    Underage drinking is a significant public health problem in the United States as well as in Nebraska1-2. Alcohol consumption among underage youth accounts for approximately 5,000 deaths each year in the United States, including motor vehicle crash… read more
    … monitoring of alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits in near-real–time syndromic surveillance (SyS) data. … monitoring of alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits in near-real–time syndromic surveillance (SyS) data. …