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Use of CDC's Epidemic Information Exchange system as a Disease Surveillance Tool
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Epi-X is an internet-based secure website for the exchange of information regarding developing public health events. Reports are exchanged with state epidemiologists, state health officers, and other key public health officials. Provisional and… read more -
Better, Stronger, Faster: Why Add Fields to Syndromic Surveillance? New Jersey, 2015
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In New Jersey, real-time emergency department (ED) data are currently received from EDs by Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s (HMS) EpiCenter, which collects, manages and analyzes ED registration data for syndromic surveillance, and provides alerts to… read more -
Another Type of Cluster Monitoring: Detection of Groups of Anomalous Patient Residence Locations
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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 -
Utilization of EMR data for public health surveillance and situational awareness during the 2010 Haiti Earthquake; a preliminary assessment
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During responses, an electronic medical record (EMR) allows federal emergency response staff to view and evaluate near real-time clinical encounter data. Analysis of EMR patient data can enhance situational awareness and provide decision advantage… read more -
MNCH Surveillance-Response Systems Strengthening in Indonesia
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During 2007 - 2010 the Center for Health service Management (CHSM) conducted training and consultations to strengthen the Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health (MNCH) Surveillance-Response (S-R) Systems of 10 districts and 5 municipalities of 5… read more -
Using cKASS to facilitate knowledge authoring and sharing for syndromic surveillance
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Mining text for real-time syndromic surveillance usually requires a comprehensive knowledge base (KB) which contains detailed information about concepts relevant to the domain, such as disease names, symptoms, drugs, and radiology findings. Two such… read more -
Assessing the use of Syndromic Surveillance Data to Identify and Track Heat Illness in Nebraska, 2010 - 2011
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Heat waves have serious health impacts such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, dehydration, and death. Heat illness morbidity and mortality can be reduced with the identification of vulnerable populations and targeted public health interventions. In… read more -
Natural Disasters and Use of Syndromic Surveillance: Austin, Texas Metro Area 2011
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Emergency management during a disaster entails innumerable challenges. Each disaster uniquely shapes the types and timing of information needed both to manage the disaster and to measure the impact on available resources, the environment, and… read more