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  • Comparing and Contrasting Two ESSENCE Syndrome Definition Query Methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Kansas Syndromic Surveillance Program (KSSP) utilizes the ESSENCE v.1.20 program provided by the National Syndromic Surveillance Program to view and analyze Kansas Emergency Department (ED) data. Methods that allow an ESSENCE user to query both… read more
    … consists of the last non-null value for that patient visit ID and the chief complaint parsed is the first … of all chief complaint values related to a singular ED visit, and Discharge Diagnosis History is the same concept, … of all chief complaint values related to a singular ED visit, and Discharge Diagnosis History is the same concept, …
  • Comparing Emergency Department Gunshot Wound Data with Mass Casualty Shooting Reports

    Content Type: Abstract

    Shootings with multiple victims are a concern for public safety and public health. The precise impact of such events and the trends associated with them is dependent on which events are counted. Some reports only consider events with multiple deaths… read more
    … events are based on media reports of shootings which may or may not capture the complete set of events that meet … for syndromic surveillance will capture all of those visits. Analysis of that data may be useful as a supplement … for syndromic surveillance will capture all of those visits. Analysis of that data may be useful as a supplement …
  • CDC Stimulants v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC STIMULANT OVERDOSE V3 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE.… read more
    … last year, they started to notice increases in overdose visits related to stimulant use. Because CDC had worked with … indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … that these codes were not identifying acute overdose visits and instead were being coded correctly as “stimulant …
  • Detecting Changes in Chief Complaint Word Count: Effects on Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) receives daily ED data from 49 of NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into syndrome groupings using… read more
    … NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into … and among EDs. The variations seen in CC word count may affect the quality and type of data received by the … DOHMH, thereby affecting the ability to detect syndrome visits consistently. Objective To identify changes in …
  • The Performance of a NGram Classifier for Patients' Chief Complaint Based on a Computerized Pick List Entry and Free Text in an Italian Emergency Department

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) and ICD code data to syndromes. The triage nurse note (NN) has also been used for… read more
    … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are … The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are …
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning during Hurricane Sandy in Affected New York State Counties

    Content Type: Abstract

    CO poisoning is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in disaster and post-disaster situations, when widespread power outages most likely occur (1, 2). The NYSDOH Syndromic Surveillance System receives daily ED visit chief complaint data from… read more
    … NYSDOH Syndromic Surveillance System receives daily ED visit chief complaint data from 140 NYS (excluding New York … between power outage and the numbers of CO-related ED visits (CO-EDs). Submitted by Magou on Mon, 10/09/2017 - … between power outage and the numbers of CO-related ED visits (CO-EDs). … Carbon Monoxide Poisoning during …
  • The Role of National Retail Data Monitor (NRDM) in Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Investigation, Washoe County, Nevada

    Content Type: Abstract

    National Retail Data Monitor (NRDM) is a public health surveillance tool that collects and analyzes daily sales data for over-the-counter (OTC) health-care products from >15,000 retail stores nationwide. This is a system developed by Real-Time… read more
    … on which signal is seen. Signals are defined as yellow (Y), orange (O), and red (R) spots seen in MapPlot. CDC … of more stores and reduction in data submission latency may significantly improve system performance and prediction … group. MMWR 2001;50 (No. RR-13). [2] Wagner MM, Tsui FC, Espino J, et al. National Retail Data Monitor for Public …
  • A Biosurveillance-driven Home Score to Guide Strep Pharyngitis Treatment

    Content Type: Abstract

    GAS pharyngitis affects hundreds of millions of individuals globally each year, and over 12 million seek care in the United States annually for sore throat. Clinicians cannot differentiate GAS from other causes of acute pharyngitis based on the… read more
    … identify very-low risk patients prior to an ambulatory visit could reduce low-yield, unnecessary visits for a most common outpatient condition. We recently … an ambulatory visit could reduce low-yield, unnecessary visits for a most common outpatient condition. We recently …