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Syndromic Surveillance Shows Rise in Emergency Department Visits after Case of Ebola
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The first Ebola virus case on American soil was confirmed September 30, 2014, in a 45-year-old man. He had entered the country on September 20, 2014, from Liberia. Feeling ill, he visited a Dallas, Texas, hospital 5 days later where he was released… read more… of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event … of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event … -
Investigating Syndromic Peaks Using Remotely Available Electronic Medical Records
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One limitation of syndromic surveillance systems based on emergency department (ED) data is the time and expense to investigate peak signals, especially when that involves phone calls or visits to the hospital. Many EDs use electronic medical… read more… or absence of selected pertinent data elements for each visit, and also to assign each visit to one or more defined GI and RESP sub-syndromes. The … in separate data fields in a granular fashion: date of visit, age, gender, chief complaint, vital signs (including … -
Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding
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Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more… that did not fit the case definition. 2 For example, a visit was picked up by the query that said, “No one else in … August 17, 2018 – September 20, 2018 • In total, 297 ED visit cases were identified “Weather/Storm” ED Visits Time … -
The Development of Virtual Data for Syndromic Surveillance Exercises
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On 27 April 2005, a simulated bioterrorist event—the aerosolized release of Francisella tularensis in the men’s room of luxury box seats at a sports stadium—was used to exercise the disease surveillance capability of the National Capital Region (NCR… read more… scenario realism. RESULTS A total of 2,623,226 background visit records were generated for the exercise. The … between 4/5- 5/3/05. Those infected generated 3050 ED visit re- cords, 106 military office visit records, and 2627 sales of OTC medication at 23 … -
The evaluation of influenza surveillance data elements for the health information exchange minimum data set
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The American Health Information Community Harmonized Use Case for the Biosurveillance minimum data set (MDS) was implemented to establish data exchange between regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and the New York State Department of… read more… surveillance. Methods In-patient, outpatient, and ED visit data from one hospital in RHIO A between June and … is listed in Table 1. The median days from patient visit date to NYSDOH received date is 1 day for ED, and 2 … oximetry. HIE data (50%) were received within 2 days of visit date. The discrepancy of zip code, diagnosis code, and … -
The utility of inpatient data obtained from regional health information organizations for pneumonia and influenza surveillance
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Hospital discharge data received by public health agencies has a reporting lag time of greater than six months. This data is often used retrospectively to conduct surveillance to assess severity of illness and outcome, and for… read more… of five acute-care facilities. Methods Inpatient data for visit dates between 1 June and 29 October 2009 were selected … RHIO A data. Patients were matched by facility, date of visit, gender, month and year of birth, and zip code of … applied to the SPARCS diagnoses. Results Reason for visit was 12% complete within one day, 68% within seven … -
Syndromic Surveillance, The First French Experience
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This paper describes the development of a syndromic surveillance system in France. It is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPÃs activities (Sos Medecins), deaths certificates.… visits logged during the previous 24h: date and time of visit, sex, age, chief complaint, zip code, medical … index.html (last visit 07/18/05) [2]Heffernan R, Mostashari F, Das D, et al. … 2005;27-28:134-137. www.invs.sante.fr/beh (last visit 07/18/05) Further Information: l.oic Josseran, MD: … -
Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 3): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the BioSense Implementation
Content Type: Webinar
This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Presenters Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS, Centers for… read more… Severe illness or death Dizziness Rash Patient visit volume Gulf Oil Spill – Mental Health Surveillance q … FOR C.DIFFICILE TOXINS A AND/OR B CALLED TO, READ BACK AND CONFIRMED BY KM 03/07/08 1330 BY CAM FINAL … and Oral Health BioSense and Oral Health Estimated visit rates per 10,000 population 20 10 20 09 20 08 …