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  • Adopting a common influenza-like illness syndrome across multiple health jurisdictions

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance systems were designed for early outbreak and bioterrorism event detection. As practical experience shaped development and implementation, these systems became more broadly used for general surveillance and situational… read more
    … historical data consisting of total and ILI-related daily visit counts by age group (B2, 2�4, 5�17, 18�44, 45�64 and … time-series, subsyndrome and age-specific distribution of visits and signal-to-noise measures. Results We found less … purpose) Fig. 1. Time-series of percent of total ED visits: locally preferred ILI (top) and common ILI (bottom) …
  • Opportunistic approaches to evaluation of surveillance efforts in resource-limited countries

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delivers interventions to enhance surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union… read more
    … produce a check list that they can use the next time they visit farms. Results Collection of data at the training … developed at the trainings can be conducted during the visits by officials to farms as part of their regular … poster with biosecurity messages, log book, etc.). Later visits to the farm by the official will aim to record the …
  • Transitioning to ICD-10 CM: What is the impact for Public Health Surveillance?

    Content Type: Webinar

    Peter Hicks, an epidemiologist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will present an expanded version of the 2013 ISDS Pre-Conference Workshop on the ICD-9/10 CM Transition and the impact upon Public Health. His presentation will… read more
    … Data (dual coded) project Back-end Database Modifications Visit Date Time Patient Class Chief Complaint Diagnosis Text … leverage the opportunity! 83 84 Contacts Peter Hicks • Phone – (404) 498-6824 • Email – ene0@cdc.gov David Swenson • Phone – (603) 271-7366 • Email – dswenson@dhhs.state.nh.us …
  • Urgent Care Data...should we collect, how, and why?

    Content Type: Webinar

    More and more patients frequent Urgent Care facilites. In this webinar, we will discuss how NSSP jurisdictions collect it, how is it formatted, and what have they learned; what's the best way to capture and share this information; and why should we… read more
    … when an hospital system uses one product for multiple visit types Fields not mapped System/local resource issues … to send different types of information for urgent care visits than ED or inpatient visits (e.g. Admit reason) * …
  • Monitoring Respiratory Syncytial Virus Regionally In Children Aged < 5 Years Old Using Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center Chief Complaint Data in Florida’s Syndromic Surveillance System, Week 1, 2010 - Week 32, 2014

    Content Type: Abstract

    National studies estimate that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists position statement (13-ID-07): “RSV-… read more
    … is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and … is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and …
  • PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department, Urgent Care and Inpatient Settings, Release 1.9 (April 2013)

    Content Type: Messaging Standard

    This document represents the collaborative effort of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to specify a national… read more
    … RE O X X Message Date/Time R R X X Unique Patient/Visit Identifier R R X X Age RE RE X X Age Units CE CE X X … X X Patient Country RE O X X Chief Complaint/ Reason for Visit RE RE X X Admit Reason RE RE X Admit or Encounter … X Clinical Impression O O X Date of Onset O O X Facility/Visit Type R R X Medical Record Number O O X SUPPLEMENTARY …
  • Cold-Related Illness - CSTE

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Cold-Related Illness Query: Guidance for Implementing Cold-Related Illness Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice In winter, people are at risk… read more
    … and denotations of a frostbite history when the current visit is not frostbite related. For example, a record may … These exclusions affect a relatively small number of visits. For example, in one particularly cold month, there were 112 visits reported with the exclusions and 116 without; a …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: The Kansas Experience, Health Information Exchanges, and Onboarding

    Content Type: Webinar

    Public health jurisdictions participating in BioSense 2.0 can be on-boarded in several ways, including one hospital at a time or through a health information exchange (HIE). Onboarding through an HIE can simplify the process and ease the burden on… read more
    …  March  26,  2014  –  12:00  PM  –  1:30  PM  EDT   Visit  www.syndromic.org  for  more  information  on …   For  more  information  about  BioSense  2.0,  please  visit  the  BioSense   Redesign  Collaboration  Web  Site …