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  • CDC Opioid v3

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more
    … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: … code indicating an opioid poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. o In addition, the ED visits is automatically included in the syndrome if it …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more
    … the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson …
  • Using AFDL Algorithm to Estimate Risk of Positive Outcomes of Microbial Tests at Food Establishments

    Content Type: Abstract

    One of the common tasks faced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food safety analysts is to estimate the risk of observing positive outcomes of microbial tests of food samples collected at the slaughter and food… read more
    … of specific test results at different establishments may be purely coincidental and our analysis does not attempt … of specific test results at different establishments may be purely co- incidental and our analysis does not … of specific test results at different establishments may be purely coincidental and our analysis does not attempt …
  • CDC Benzodiazepine v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was developed:… read more
    … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was … indicating a benzodiazepine poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was …
  • Measles-related syndromes - Washington State Department of Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    In WA, we've been using a series of increasingly broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a result of people seeking care because they were (or think) they were exposed, seeking… read more
    … broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a … be measles. As a result, it is important to focus in on visits of highest suspicion as mentions of measles increase. … times of low measles activity,  broader definitions may be appropriate for routine surveillance as mentions and …
  • Medication Refill v1 - CDC

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Why the syndrome was created: The purpose of CDC Medication Refill v1 is to monitor visits for any medication/prescription that a patient may have run out of. Anything repetitive that needs routine refill visits - dialysis,… read more
    … The purpose of CDC Medication Refill v1 is to monitor visits for any medication/prescription that a patient may have run out of. Anything repetitive that needs routine refill visits - dialysis, oxygen, heart, BP, cholesterol. This is …
  • Opioid Surveillance Webinar Series #3: Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits and Drug Overdose Surveillance Using Death Record, Poison Control, and ED Data

    Content Type: Webinar

    This is the third installment of the ISDS Opioid Surveillance Webinar Series, held on July 27, 2017. Click here for Part 1 of the Opioid… read more
    … • Of 6 possible cases detected by the CC definition, 33% (2/6) identified opioid-related diagnostic codes. • Of 42 … consequences or underlying factors were observed in 65% (26/40) of the cases detected only by the DD definition. … • Of 95 possible cases detected by the CC definition, 70% (39/56) identified opioid-related diagnostic codes. • Of …
  • ESSENCE Version 2.0: The Department of Defense's Worldwide Syndromic Surveillance System Receives Several Enhancements

    Content Type: Abstract

    ESSENCE receives and analyzes data for the Military Health System’s (MHS) 9 million beneficiaries resulting in approximately 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released … read more
    … 90,000 daily outpatient and emergency department visits worldwide. In May 2008, MHS released ESSENCE Version 2.0, a system-wide … laboratory results, disposition codes, reason for visit/chief complaints, vital sign data, and additional …