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  • Using Health Information Exchange to Improve Use of Prescription Monitoring Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Washington State experienced a five-fold increase in deaths from unintentional drug overdoses between 1998 and 2014. The PMP collects data on controlled substances prescribed to patients and makes the data available to healthcare providers, giving… read more
    … emergency departments statewide to track patients who visit multiple EDs. We also developed a connection between … emergency departments statewide to track patients who visit multiple EDs. We also developed a connection between …
  • Tracking drug-related overdoses at the local level: Using Syndromic Surveillance in the CO-NCR

    Content Type: Abstract

    The United States is in the midst of a drug crisis; drug-related overdoses are the leading cause of unintentional death in the country. In Colorado the rate of fatal drug overdose increased 68% from 2002-2014 (9.7 deaths per 100,000 to 16.3 per 100,… read more
    … daily on patient demographics, chief complaint for visit, diagnosis codes, triage notes, and more. Colorado … daily on patient demographics, chief complaint for visit, diagnosis codes, triage notes, and more. Colorado …
  • Comparison of National and Local Syndromic Surveillance Data - Cook County, IL, 2017

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2005, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) began using the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) as an emergency department (ED)-based local syndromic surveillance program… read more
    … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief …
  • Novel Emergency Department High Utilizer Surveillance In New Hampshire

    Content Type: Abstract

    Researchers have demonstrated benefits to identifying and developing interventions for patients that frequently seek healthcare services in the ED. The New Yorker Magazine, recently published an article titled The Hot Spotters, summarizing work… read more
    … and Policy (OMBP) outpatient Medicaid ED frequency visit study was conducted, which cited that frequent ED … and Policy (OMBP) outpatient Medicaid ED frequency visit study was conducted, which cited that frequent ED …
  • Cross Border Syndromic Surveillance- Overview and Recommendations from an ISDS Consultation Held in Kingston, Ontario Canada, June 11-12th, 2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    The objectives of the two day International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) funded consultation were to develop expert, consensus-based recommendations that address specific, unanswered questions that hinder advances in cross border… read more
    … that address specific, unanswered questions that hinder advances in cross border syndromic surveillance. The … that address specific, unanswered questions that hinder ad- vances in cross border syndromic surveillance. … that address specific, unanswered questions that hinder advances in cross border syndromic surveillance. The …
  • Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification

    Content Type: Abstract

    As a part of the Zika Birth Defects Surveillance, a national effort coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS… read more
    … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further …
  • ED and poison center surveillance for the Great American Solar Eclipse in Oregon

    Content Type: Abstract

    Oregon’s statewide syndromic surveillance system (Oregon ESSENCE) has been operational since 2012. Non-federal emergency department data (and several of their associated urgent care centers) are the primary source for the system, although other… read more
    … of interest, including some that would warrant both an ED visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring … of interest, including some that would warrant both an ED visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring …
  • Large Scale Mobile Medical Service Programme: Data Insights for strengthening local surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    India has an Integrated Disease Surveillance project that reports key communicable and infectious diseases at the district and sub-district level. However, recent reviews suggest structural and functional deficiencies resulting in poor data quality… read more
    … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. …