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Minimizing False Alarms in Syndromic Surveillance
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This paper describes a method of avoiding false alerts in automated syndromic surveillance algorithms which monitor the temporal relationship between a particular monitored syndrome (the ìtargetî) in relationship to other reference healthcare data… read more… surveillance up to now, will be applied to gain practical guidance toward this goal. REFERENCES [1] Burkom H, Alerting … -
Multi-Sectored Approach to Evaluation of a Syndromic Surveillance System
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In September 2004, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health began a 2-year pilot project to develop and evaluate an Emergency Department Chief Complaint Syndromic Surveillance System in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry… read more… by the Public Health Agency of Canada [1] with additional guidance pro- vided by the Centers for Disease Control and … -
North Texas School Health Surveillance: First-Year Progress and Next Steps
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Recognizing the threat of pandemic influenza and new or emerging disease such as SARS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that schools work in partnership with their local health departments “to develop a surveillance… read more… report that is the basis for this presentation5 follows guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … -
Securing protected health information in NC DETECT
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NC DETECT receives daily data files from emergency departments (ED), the statewide EMS data collection system, the statewide poison center, and veterinary laboratory test results. Included in these data are elements, which may contain Protected… read more… functionality which allows authorized users to document signals and keep track of signal investigations. … -
2018 NSSP CoP Member Satisfaction Assessment Results
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The intent of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) is to support open and dynamic participation of any… read more… call information, webinars, and work on collaborative documents) and to connect with other NSSP Community of … The NSSP CoP Steering Committee provided instrumental guidance throughout all stages of the project. This included … practice. The CDC may also use this information to inform guidance and technical assistance activities in support of … -
Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) Program Overview
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These slides were presented at the Enhanced State Opioid Overdose Surveillance (ESOOS) Program Overview Partner meeting, led by CDC and organized by ASTHO in March of 2019. Presenters Puja Seth, PhD – Lead, Epidemiology… read more… for large variance in text entries and coding ▪ National guidance – National definition will provide a good starting place – Guidance to encourage common conceptual definition (e.g., no … -
Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 4
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A Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 4 on May 12-13, 2015 at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, GA. This was the seventh workshop in a… read more… in identifying their learning needs and methods with guidance by a facilitator. Using a limited emergency … condition of interest. Participants then identify and document their perceived benefits and barriers to SyS data … -
Evolution of a Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition
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In North Carolina, select hospital emergency departments have been submitting data since 2003 for use in syndromic surveillance. These data are collected, stored, and parsed into syndrome categories by the North Carolina… read more… derived case definition terms from the consensus document text description of smallpox and modified these …