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  • The Impact of Documentation Style on Influenza-Like Illness Rates in the Emergency Department

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    In recent years, the threat of pandemic influenza has drawn extensive attention to the development and implementation of syndromic surveillance systems for early detection of ILI. Emergency department (ED) data are key components for syndromic… read more
    … for syndromic surveillance systems. However, the lack of standardization for the content in chief complaint … for syndromic surveillance systems. However, the lack of standardization for the content in chief complaint …
  • The Application of a Novel Statistical Method for Syndromic Surveillance in England

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is the real-time collection and interpretation of data to allow the early identification of public health threats and their impact, enabling public health action. Statistical methods are used in syndromic surveillance to… read more
    … to the particular system challenges at the time, e.g. a lack of historical data, and regular changes to geographical … to the particular system challenges at the time, e.g. a lack of historical data, and regular changes to geographical …
  • Data quality in federated disease surveillance: using variability as an indicator of quality

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    Most, if not all, disease surveillance systems are federated in the sense that hospitals, doctors’ offices, pharmacies are the source of most surveillance data. Although a health department may request or mandate that these… read more
    … of quality control. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of control over the processes by which the data are … of quality control. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of control over the processes by which the data are … of quality control. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of control over the processes by which the data are …
  • How good is your data?

    Content Type: Abstract

    Distribute is a national emergency department syndromic surveillance project developed by the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) for influenza-like-illness (ILI) that integrates data from existing state and local public health… read more
    … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data, which cannot be traced back to the unaggregated ’raw’ data. This and the … with summarized (aggregated) data which cannot be traced back to the un-aggregated 'raw' data. This and the …
  • Indigenous Epidemiology: Identifying Health Disparities and Health Priorities

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    Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being of urban American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the United States. Furthermore, there has been limited data showing the increasing disparities that exists… read more
    … Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being … Historically, there has been a lack of data available to assess the health and well-being …
  • Surveillance on Arboviral Infections in Georgia by using One Health Approach

    Content Type: Abstract

    Arbovirus infections are causing enormous global burden, while their geographic distribution expands and affects new regions and areas. West Nile virus (WNV), one of the most important pathogens among arboviruses, was historically associated with… read more
    … by the end of September. In Georgia, there is a lack of clinical suspicion on WNV because of the low … by the end of September. In Georgia, there is a lack of clinical suspicion on WNV because of the low …
  • Supplementing Obesity-Related Surveillance with Persistent Health Assessment Tools

    Content Type: Abstract

    In response to the rise in obesity rates and obesity-related healthcare costs over the past several decades, numerous organizations have implemented obesity prevention programs. The current method for evaluating the success of these programs relies… read more
    … obesity rates. As a result, public health policy makers lack the fine-grained evaluation data needed to make timely … obesity rates. As a result, public health policy makers lack the fine-grained evaluation data needed to make timely …
  • Validation of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Respiratory Syndrome using Electronic Health Records

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    Effective and valid surveillance of syndromes can be extremely useful in the early detection of outbreaks and disease trends. However, medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult.… read more
    … medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult. … medical chart checks without patient identifiers and lack of diagnoses in A08 data has made validation difficult. …