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Administrative and syndromic surveillance data can enhance public health surveillance
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Healthcare data, including emergency department (ED) and outpatient health visit data, are potentially useful to the public health community for multiple purposes, including programmatic and surveillance activities. These data are collected through… read more… platform is 54%. NSSP’s new data visualization tool, ESSENCE, also includes additional types of healthcare visit … platform is 54%. NSSP’s new data visualization tool, ESSENCE, also includes additional types of healthcare visit … -
Towards Self Validation: Progress and Roadmap for Automating the Validation of BioSense Partner Facilities
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One of the greatest hurdles for BioSense Onboarding is the process of validating data received to ensure it contains Data Elements of Interest (DEOI) needed for syndromic surveillance. Efforts to automate this process are critical to meet existing… read more… future initiatives and will apply to both BioSense, Essence and other BioSense program applications. BioSense … future initiatives and will apply to both BioSense, Essence and other BioSense program applications. BioSense … -
Assessment of National Poison Data System Algorithms to identify Public Health Events
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NPDS is a near real-time surveillance system and national database operated by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. NPDS receives records of all calls made to the 55 regional US poison centers (PCs). The Centers for Disease Control… read more… Alternative analysis tools such as those employed by ESSENCE and other computerized data surveillance systems … Alternative analysis tools such as those employed by ESSENCE and other computerized data surveillance systems … -
Effective Collaboration Models for Statiscians and Public Health Departments
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Public health departments need enhanced surveillance tools for population monitoring, and external researchers have expertise and methods to provide these tools. However, collaboration with potential solution developers and students in academia,… read more… Among the tools most desired by respondents were the ESSENCE biosurveillance system with multiple analytic tools … Among the tools most desired by respondents were the ESSENCE biosurveillance system with multiple analytic tools …