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  • Health IT meaningful use: how the EHR certification may improve the electronic laboratory reporting (ELR)

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    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) brought significant incentives to providers for implementing certified EHR technologies. It specifically requires utilization of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for electronic exchange of… read more
    … Epidemiologists. About ELR. Avail- able at: http://www.cste.org/dnn/ProgramsandActivities/Public … Reporting (ELR) Snap- shot Survey. Available at: http://www.cste.org/dnn/Portals/0/ 2008NationalELRSurveySum.pdf. 3 … Lipskiy et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 45 …
  • Evaluating University syndromic surveillance systems during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

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    Syndromic surveillance has been widely adopted as a real-time monitoring tool in early response to disease outbreaks. In order to provide real-time information on the impact of 2009 H1N1 during the Fall 2009 semester, Georgetown … read more
    … Y Zhang et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 101 not Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, … Health Threats Journal Y Zhang et al. 2011, 4:s123 www.eht-journal.org page 2/3 102 ! The SHC data may be the … Health Threats Journal Y Zhang et al. 2011, 4:s123 www.eht-journal.org page 3/3 103 …
  • FluView interactive: using user-centered design and usability heuristics to improve visualization of influenza information

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    Given the periodic nature of influenza activity, it is important to develop visualization tools that enable enhanced decision-making. User-Centered Design is a set of software development methodologies that primarily employ user… read more
    … et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 45 References 1 Kinzie MB, Cohn WF, … (GA). [cited 2010 August [19]. Available from: http:// www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/. 3 Nielsen J. Usability Engineering, … Threats Journal MH Torres-Urquidy et al. 2011, 4:s154 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 46 …
  • Placing surveillance in a preparedness business process framework

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    Most public health workers could reach agreement on the general functions and operations regarding public health’s traditional operations, such as food safety inspections, outbreak investigations, or immunization clinics. However, there is much less… read more
    … F Theadore.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 35 and fund public health preparedness … 2010. References 1 National Response Framework. http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/ editorial_0566.shtm. 2 National … Threats Journal PJ Gibson and F Theadore. 2011, 4:s82 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 36 …
  • Using quad trees to generate grid points for applications in geographic disease surveillance

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    In this study, we compare two methods of generating grid points to enable efficient geographic cluster detection when the original geographical data are prohibitively numerous. One method generates uniform grid points, and the other employs quad… read more
    … for version 6.1 User Guide, 2006. (Available from: http://www.satscan.org/) (accessed July, 2006). 8. Finkel RA, … space-time scan statistics, 2006. (Available from: http:/www.satscan.org/). 13. Statistics Canada. Geography products … from http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Products/Products_ e.cfm) (accessed January 31, 2007). 14. Feasby TE, Quan H, …
  • Chemical Spill in Kansas: Importance of Sharing Information Across Sites

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    On October 21, 2016, at 8:02 am, a distilling plant in Kansas accidentally mixed sulfuric acid and sodium hypochloride, releasing a plume of chlorine gas. The respiratory effects of breathing chlorine gas can be felt almost immediately and can be… read more
    … CDC; 2007 Sep [cited 2017 Jan 27]. Available from:https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/Index.asp#C Lessons Learned � … https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/Index.asp#C p Actions Taken, … Services Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance www.cdc.gov/nssp The findings and conclusions of this report …
  • Using a real time syndromic surveillance system to track heat related illnesses during a heat wave

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    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
    … Indiana Extreme Heat and Cold Contingency Plan. http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPS/DHS/Preparedness/ …
  • Evaluation of the Connecticut Hospital Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System for Monitoring of Community Gastrointestinal Illness

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    The HEDSS system was implemented in 2004 to monitor disease activity [1]. Twenty of 32 emergency departments (ED) and 1 urgent care clinic provide data. Chief complaints are routinely categorized into 8 syndromes. Although previous studies have… read more
    … Norovirus in Healthcare Facilities Fact Sheet. http://www. …