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Classification of Emergency Department Syndromic Data for Seasonal Influenza Surveillance
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We evaluated several classifications of emergency department (ED) syndromic data to ascertain best syndrome classifications for ILI.… with ED data. We used 6 classifications of ILI ED visit data for this analysis: (1) A chief complaint with … -
Real-time estimation and prediction for pandemic A/H1N1 (2009) in Japan
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Unfortunately, confirmation and notification of all A/H1N1 (2009) patients in Japan was ceased on 24 July when the cumulative number of patients was about 5000. After that, as all suspected patients are not necessarily confirmed or reported, the… read more… in Japan, we can assume that all symptomatic patients visit a doctor to receive oseltamivir or zanamivir on onset … -
The New York State BioSense Sentinel Alert Experience
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In addition to monitoring Emergency Department chief complaint data and pharmacy sales as indicators of outbreaks, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Syndromic Surveillance System also monitors information from the… read more… mation: patient age, gender, coded patient ID and/or visit ID. Although all 8 alerts were determined to be “false … -
Variation of Chief Complaint-Based Respiratory Symptom Data in One Hospital's Nurse Advice Call Center and Emergency Department
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The objective of this report is to describe the variation of symptoms being detected as respiratory or influenza-like illness (ILI) syndrome using nurse advice call center (NACC) data and emergency department (ED) chief complaint data compared to… read more… tests occurring within 14 days of NACC call or ED visit by patient first name, last name and date of birth. We … -
Data Visualization for Health Surveillance: Current Concepts and New Horizons
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Presenters Wayne Loschen, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) Karl Soetebier, MPW, Georgia Division of Public Health Paul Picciano, PhD,… read more… for collaborators! § Contact me at hardisty@psu.edu § Visit the GeoVISTA Center Website … -
JIRA Service Desk: The New Portal for NSSP/BioSense Technical Assistance
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An introduction to the NSSP Service Desk portal for technical assistance which is replacing the old "BioSenseProgram" help desk email with nssp@cdc.gov email address. Agenda:- Create Your…
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Benchmark Data Generation from Discrete Event Contact Network Models
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Historical data are essential for development of detection algorithms. Spatio-temporal data, however, are difficult to come by due to variety of issues concerning patient confidentiality. Several approaches have been used to … read more… of spatio-temporal data corresponding to the time of visit and patient location (census tracts) when symptomatic … -
Integration of Hospital Admissions, Febrile Respiratory Illness Screening and Triage Acuity Score into an Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System
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This paper outlines the integration of hospital admission, Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) screening and Canadian Triage and Acuity Score (CTAS) data streams within an Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance system. These data elements allow… read more… postal code of resi- dence, hospital and date and time of visit. DATA ELEMENTS Admission data – The physician’s …