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  • Evaluation of Syndrome Algorithms for Detecting Pneumonia Emergency Department Visits

    Content Type: Abstract

    The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) uses ED syndromic surveillance to monitor near real-time trends in pneumonia visits. The original pneumonia algorithm was developed based on ED chief complaints, and more recently was modified… read more
    … used to describe pneumonia emergency department (ED) visit trends in New York City (NYC). 3 views Submitted by … used to describe pneumonia emergency department (ED) visit trends in New York City (NYC). …
  • Automated detection of data entry errors in a real time surveillance system

    Content Type: Abstract

    Real-Time Biosurveillance Program (RTBP) introduces modern surveillance technology to health departments in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, India. Triage data from each patient visit (basic demographics, signs, symptoms, preliminary… read more
    … and Tamil Nadu, India. Triage data from each patient visit (basic demographics, signs, symptoms, preliminary … and Tamil Nadu, India.1 Triage data from each patient visit (basic demographics, signs, symptoms, preliminary … and Tamil Nadu, India. Triage data from each patient visit (basic demographics, signs, symptoms, preliminary …
  • Adapting a syndromic biosurveillance system to monitor veterans’ health impact associated with the gulf coast oil spill

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 20 April 2010, an explosion on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to a prolonged uncontrolled release of crude oil. Both clean-up workers and coastal residents were potentially at high risk for respiratory and other… read more
    … (ESSENCE). ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes belonging to selected conditions that … (ESSENCE).1 ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes belonging to selected conditions that … (ESSENCE). ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes belonging to selected conditions that …
  • Analytic Fusion of ESSENCE Clinical Evidence Sources for Routine Decision Support

    Content Type: Abstract

    Block 3 of the US Military Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system affords routine access to multiple sources of data. These include administrative clinical encounter records in the… read more
    … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian …
  • Fact Sheet: Declared States of Emergency - Opioid Crisis

    Content Type: References

    High rates of morbidity and mortality among Americans related to opioid use constitute a public health epidemic, leading multiple jurisdictions to declare formal states of emergency or public health emergency. Declaring a state of emergency grants… read more
    … information. For more information about the resource, visit  … information. For more information about the resource, visit  …
  • Exploring the Value of Learned Representations for Automated Syndromic Definitions

    Content Type: Abstract

    Comprehensive medical syndrome definitions are critical for outbreak investigation, disease trend monitoring, and public health surveillance. However, because current definitions are based on keyword string-matching, they may miss important… read more
    … of these ICD codes found in emergency department (ED) visit records. The resulting representations capture … of these ICD codes found in emergency department (ED) visit records. The resulting representations capture …
  • Utility of Natural Language Processing for Clinical Quality Measures Reporting

    Content Type: Abstract

    Clinical quality measures (CQMs) are tools that help measure and track the quality of health care services. Measuring and reporting CQMs helps to ensure that our health care system is delivering effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered,… read more
    … percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received (or … percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received (or …
  • Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance consultancy held January 19-20, 2017 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake… read more
    … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief …