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  • Preferences and Perceptions of Biosurveillance System Users - Results from a Recent Survey

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    “The ultimate measure of whether a surveillance system has achieved the optimal balance of attributes lies in its usefulness.” No one is better qualified to comment on usefulness than the users. As system developers, we are well advised to… read more
    … was distributed via a web-based service (SurveyMonkey.com, Portland, OR) to 240 registered public health users of … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com www.hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:128 …
  • A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States

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    Within the syndromic surveillance literature there are acknowledged gaps with respect to penetration of syndromic surveillance systems and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based… read more
    … we coded short answer responses and participant com- ments to identify common themes related to experi- … system and nine (25%) from four or more systems. The most com- mons systems included BioSense (n=20, 59%) and RODS … 2007: 21: 32- 38. [3] ISDS Registry Project. http://www.syndromic.org/projects/registry.htm. Accessed 4-20- 008, …
  • Smart homes and novel indicators to inform an evidence-based population health intervention for aging in place and design of a community health registry

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    The critical need for population-level interventions to support the health needs of the growing population of older adults is widely recognized1. In addition, there is a need for novel indicators to monitor wellness as a resource for living and a… read more
    … 2006;96:17�9. 3. Brownson RC, Fielding JE, Maylahn CM. Evidence-based public health: a fundamental concept for … Int J Med Eng Inform. 2011; Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/21482182; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ pii/S1386505611000700. *Blaine Reeder …
  • Ontology-Based Automatic Chief Complaints Classification for Syndromic Surveillance

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    Free-text emergency department triage chief complaints (CCs) are a popular data source used by many syndromic surveillance systems because of their timeliness, availability, and relevance. The lack of standardization of CC vocabulary poses a major… read more
    … of using a medical ontology to classify free-text chief com- plaints into syndrome categories. BACKGROUND Free-text … syndrome category using a rule inference engine, JESS (www.jessrules.com). RESULTS We have conducted an initial … evaluation of our approach using a CC dataset col- lected from one hospital in the State of Arizona. Early …
  • Homelessness - Idaho Division of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    The homelessness syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. The syndrome is intended for use with chief complaint, triage notes, and discharge… read more
    … triage notes, and discharge diagnosis codes (ICD-10 CM). The definition heavily relies on diagnosis codes … triage notes, and discharge diagnosis codes (ICD-10 CM). The definition heavily relies on diagnosis codes …
  • Using Open-Source Grid-Computing Technology to Improve Processing Time for Geospatial Syndromic Surveillance Data

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    Outbreak detection algorithms for syndromic surveillance data are becoming increasingly complex. Initial algorithms focused on temporal data but newer methods incorporate geospatial dimensions. As methods evolve, it is important to understand the… read more
    … Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. (www.satscan.org) [3] Analysis and Visualization of … PBS Pro (Version 4.5) [Computer software]. Troy, MI (www.altair.com/software/pbspro.htm) [5] Maui Job Scheduler (2004) …
  • Population-based, pathogen-specific surveillance in Utah

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    Epidemiological information realized by modern disease surveillance systems offers great potential for supporting clinical decision-making. Providing health practitioners with population-based, pathogen-specific information about regional… read more
    … Business Machines Corp. Armonk, New York, USA; http://www-01.ibm. com/software/data/cognos/) platform to automatically … (Visual Mining, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA; http://www.visualmining.com/) to provide interactive, web-based …
  • Where are the data? Accuracy of automated EHR reporting

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    Over 300 independent practices transmit monthly quality reports to a data warehouse using an automated process to summarize patient information into quality measures. All practices have implemented an EHR that captures clinical information to be… read more
    … program. Retrospective clinical chart reviews were com- pleted for 3278 patients at 46 practices. Chart … to the New York State Fax-to-Quit program (http://www.nysmokefree.com/ Pageview.aspx?p! ftq), a prescription for tobacco …