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  • Recursive Least Squares Prediction of Syndromic Data for Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes a method to predict syndromic data for surveillance of public health using the method of recursive least squares and a new method of correcting for the day of week effect in order to have a prediction of… read more
    … prediction results are practically worthless. My approach to this issue is a two-step method. Assume the … be represented by two Gaus- sian random variables X and Y , with associated distribution functions ( )Xf x and ( )Yf y . A first set of corrections are made by considering a …
  • Rapid classification of autism for public health surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    This presentation given August 3, 2017 describes work toward applying machine learning methods to CDC’s autism surveillance program. CDC’s population-based autism surveillance is labor-intensive and costly, as it requires clinicians to manually… read more
    … settings1 1. Rice et al. IMFAR 2014 https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17138.html Current diagnostic … 14.6 (13.6-15.7) 0.94 Boys 25.4 (23.5-27) 24.1 (22.3-26.1) 0.95 Girls 5.5 (4.6-6.5) 4.9 (4.1-5.9) 0.89 … Predict- DSM-1A + 120 49 DSM-1A - 51 9946 Sensitivity: 70.2% PPV: 71.0% Cohen kappa: 0.71 ROC AUC: 0.962Fasttext, …
  • Electronic Disease Surveillance System (EDSS) Vendor Analysis

    Content Type: Report

    Public health agencies have to work with a several disparate systems, a lack of robust reporting capabilities, and a lack of standardized surveillance, along with inherent funding challenges. The purpose of this analysis is to help state and local… read more
    … ...........................................................26 This Analysis: A Platform to Launch a Vendor Selection … Office: (512) 697-9450 Email: MMarostica@atlasdev.com Vendor Analyses Each vendor analysis includes a profile … Officer Office: (503) 295-7970 Email: stuart@csinitiative.com Collaborative Software Initiative (TriSano) …
  • Development of public health communication tools using open source methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    Secure and confidential exchange of information is the cornerstone of public health practice. Often, this exchange has to occur between public health agencies across jurisdictions. Examples include notification of reportable diseases… read more
    … was developed using open source software, PHP and My SQL. The novel concept adopted by Apple iTunes App Store …
  • The National Operational Epidemiological Modeling Process

    Content Type: Webinar

    Participants will be provided with an overview of a study to determine the requirements of a national operational modeling process, including the study, methodology, and key findings. These include an overview of the current operational… read more
    … the Federal Interagency Date and Time Monday, November 26, 2012 Host ISDS Public Health Practice Committee Document … to meet criteria. Re-alignment of existing resources may be necessary, but limited requirement for new or … response stakeholder decision support processes 26 32 18 AGGREGRATE SCORE COA’s Aggregate Scores Findings …
  • Ten Years of Syndromic Surveillance in New Hampshire: Innovation, Experience and Outcomes

    Content Type: Abstract

    In response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the NH Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) engaged state and external partners in the design of an early warning surveillance system to support bioterrorism and emergency… read more
    … expanded to include drill down custom querying for all 26 acute care hospitals (allowing NH to realize statewide ED … STEMS, APHA Annual Conference; 2006. http://apha.confex.- com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_141309.htm. *David Swenson … 11173 - DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11173 http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_141309.htm …
  • Mapping Tool between two code sets: ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS

    Content Type: Webinar

    Join ISDS on June 3rd for an instructional webinar on ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS mapping tools, including the newly released MapIt tool. This tool, which was developed by AHRQ and CDC, is an automated mapping tool that utilizes General Equivalence… read more
    … 20> www.ecodingnow.com 21> FORWARD MAP 22> BACKWARD MAP 23> 24> 25> … U.S.>Department>of>Health>and>Human>Services> 26> Centers>for>Disease>Control>and>PrevenQon> …
  • Modeling surveillance networks for Human African Trypanosomiasis control in Northern Uganda

    Content Type: Case Study

    The multiple forms of Human African Trypanosomiasis (human T.b. gambiense and zoonotic T.b. rhodesiense, as well as the several strains which cause disease in animals) that occur in Uganda make coordinating the scientific and developmental, human… read more
    … and communication across sectors can be improved. My doctoral research broadly aims to develop a critical …