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Monitoring and Improving Syndromic Surveillance Data Quality
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The public health problem identified by Alabama Department of Public Health Syndromic Surveillance (AlaSyS) was that the data reflected in the user application of ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more… in ESSENCE were not reliable for up to a week after the visit date due to slow processing, server downtime, and … of data should be submitted within 24 hours from time of visit, for near real time results. The slow data processing … in ESSENCE were not reliable for up to a week after the visit date due to slow processing, server downtime, and … -
Emergency Department Chief Complaint Versus Discharge Diagnosis for Tracking Disease Measures
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ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH to detect and track outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47… read more… text field that lists the patientâs reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may … include a single reason or multiple reasons for the ED visit. Medical history may be included in chief complaint … text field that lists the patientâs reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may … -
Identification and Assessment of Repeat Drug Overdose Visits at EDs in Virginia
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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) utilizes syndromic surveillance ED data to measure morbidity associated with opioid and heroin overdoses among Virginia residents. Understanding which individuals within a population use ED services for… read more… they differ from individuals with a single overdose ED visit. 11 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 20:22 … they differ from individuals with a single overdose ED visit. … -
Increase in Pneumonia Cases as an Early Indicator of Severe and Pandemic Influenza Outbreak
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Objective To enable the early detection of pandemic influenza, we have designed a system to differentiate between severe and mild influenza outbreaks. Historic information about previous pandemics suggested the evaluation of two… read more… and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … -
CDC Heroin v3
Content Type: Syndrome
THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC HEROIN OVERDOSE V4 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. States… read more… indicating a heroin poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … diagnosis code/SNOMED present for heroin poisoning, the visit is only included if the chief complaint text has both … indicating a heroin poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … -
Monitoring for Local Transmission of Zika Virus using Emergency Department Data
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The first travel-associated cases of Zika virus infection in New York City (NYC) were identified in January 2016. Local transmission of Zika virus from imported cases is possible due to presence of Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Timely detection of… read more… spread of illness. Daily emergency department (ED) visit surveillance to detect individual cases and … spread of illness. Daily emergency department (ED) visit surveillance to detect individual cases and … -
CDC All Drug v1
Content Type: Syndrome
THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC ALL DRUG V2 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. Purpose:… read more… indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … area^,or,^crack cast^,or,^back crack^,or,^crack of^,or,^crack … case^,or,^case of coke^,or,(,^rum^,and,^coke^,),or,^jack and coke^,or,^coke tea^,or,^coffee coke^,or,^delirium … -
Georgia's Strategy for Targeting Syndromic Surveillance
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As part of public health protection activities conducted in support of the G8 Summit in Sea Island, GA, June 2004, DPH implemented SS in the state’s coastal region using information provided from ED visits, 911 calls, and pharmacy sales. Following… read more… criteria in initiating new emergency department (ED)-visit based systems. Document … criteria in initiating new emergency department (ED)-visit based systems. BACKGROUND As part of public health … as a guide to recruiting their par- ticipation in ED-visit based SS, with district staff taking the lead in …