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Using a real time syndromic surveillance system to track heat related illnesses during a heat wave
Content Type: Abstract
In 2004, the Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD), which serves a county population over 890,000, began using a real time syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more… -0 7- 20 11 27 -0 7- 20 11 Date of Emergency Department Visit C o u n t o f P at ie n ts Fig. 1. Heat-Related Chief … -
Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010
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In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more… hospitals in Boston every 24 hours. Data received include visit date, demographics, ZIP code of residence, chief … -
Another Type of Cluster Monitoring: Detection of Groups of Anomalous Patient Residence Locations
Content Type: Abstract
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) uses the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics to detect disease outbreaks and other health-related events earlier than other forms of surveillance. Although… read more… by ICD-9 code and chart review), date and location of visit and patients’ zip code of residence. We also accessed … -
Applications of the ESSENCE Desktop Edition for Outbreak Detection in a Resource-Limited Setting
Content Type: Abstract
Recent events have focused on the role of emerging and re-emerging diseases not only as a significant public health threat but also as a serious threat to the economy and security of nations. The lead time to detect and contain a novel emerging… read more… AFHSC-GEIS, USAMC-AFRIMS and JHU-APL. References 1. Binder S, Levitt AM, Sacks JJ, Hughes JM. Emerging … -
Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 4): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the New York City Implementation
Content Type: Webinar
Our final Meaningful Use Dialogue will provide insight into New York City’s use of ambulatory EHR records. Steve Di Lonardo and Dr. Winfred Wu plan to discuss the potential benefits, limitations and challenges of extracting data from ambulatory… read more… fever, cough, etc..) When are they documenting? (during visit or transcribed at a few days later?) Billing codes … -
Syndromic Surveillance Analysis & Interpretation
Content Type: Presentation Slides
Presented January 31, 2018 David Swenson presented the following slides during the 2018 ISDS Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. This presentation provides a use case for developing and implementing surveillance prodocols to conduct… read more… Notify and Engage Partners/Leadership Conduct Reach-back Conduct Response Management Agenda Develop Protocols … data with other data sources Social Vulnerability data (lack of education, low income, single parent, unemployed, … -
Mobility Disability v1
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: The Mobility Disability (v1) definition is part of a group of eight definitions (seven domain-specific and one overall) to identify emergency department visits by people with disabilities using a set of criteria… read more… and one overall) to identify emergency department visits by people with disabilities using a set of criteria … codes, and keywords representing patient reason for visit. These definitions can be used to disaggregate … code-based definitions to identify emergency department visits from people with disabilities through a … -
Executive Summary of the ISDS DTRA Consultancy Project 2014-2017
Content Type: Report
The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) fills the need for a practical forum and coordinating mechanism for collaboration among subject matter experts (SMEs) from stakeholder groups that may normally not interact but who, when… read more… Another issue that generated great discussion was the lack of opportunity to train existing health department … or to learn how to connect with ISDS, please visit www.healthsurveillance.org or email the ISDS Executive …