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  • Improving quality and interoperability of public health messaging guides: CDC messaging quality framework (MQF)

    Content Type: Abstract

    The HL7 messaging standard, version two that was implemented by most vendors and public health agencies did not resolve all systems’ interoperability problems. Design and tool implementation for automated machine-testing messages may resolve… read more
    … of electronic public health systems. Objective This document describes the Public Health Information Network … CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA E-mail: dgz1@cdc.gov Objective This document describes the Public Health Information Network … of electronic public health systems. Objective This document describes the Public Health Information Network …
  • Finding medically unexplained symptoms within VA clinical documents using v3NLP

    Content Type: Abstract

    Pro-WATCH (protecting war fighters using algorithms for text processing to capture health events), a syndromic surveillance project for veterans of operation enduring freedom (OEF)/operation Iraqi freedom (OIF), includes a task to identify medically… read more
    … being customized to identify symptoms within VA clinical documents, and then refined to assign duration. The … symptoms and the aggregation of this information across documents by patient’s is not addressed here. Objective … Finding_Medically_Unexplained_Symptoms_Within_Va_Clinical_Documents_Using_V3nlp.pdf Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS Addendum 1 - 2/23/16 Draft

    Content Type: Report

    This document is the 1st Addendum to the NSSP Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS. The addendum provides a… read more
    … This document is the 1 st  Addendum to the NSSP Implementation … This document is the 1 st  Addendum to the NSSP Implementation …
  • Adverse Drug Events: Insights From Google Search Volume

    Content Type: Abstract

    Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. However, post-marketing surveillance systems are passive and reporting is generally not mandated. Thus, many ADEs go unreported, and it is difficult to estimate and/or… read more
    … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the … side effects are more difficult to characterize and document. Drugs with a high risk of harm outweighing the …
  • Preparing for the Pandemic: A Review of State Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans Reveals Increased Reliance on Advanced Surveillance; Recommendations for Pandemic Influenza Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    In response to increasing reports of avian influenza being identified throughout the eastern hemisphere, the U.S. Homeland Security Council, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and others have called for expansion of… read more
    … Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance. Like many states, the Connecticut Department of … & Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance [3]. Like many states, the Connecticut Department … Human Services pandemic influenza preparedness plan guidance. Like many states, the Connecticut Department of …
  • Enhanced Surveillance for Aedes Mosquitoes in the Arizona Border Region

    Content Type: Case Study

    In 2014, a dengue outbreak affected northern Mexico and travel-associated dengue cases increased in southern Arizona. While Arizona has not detected a local dengue case, local transmission occurred in Nogales, Sonora, sister city of Nogales, Arizona… read more
    … bordering Mexico – to inform public education and document the state’s risk for dengue and chikungunya … bordering Mexico – to inform public education and document the state’s risk for dengue and chikungunya … the National Center for Atmospheric Research 2 offered guidance on surveillance protocol development. As Aedes …
  • Coagulopathy Cluster Syndromes (Laced and Synthetic Marijuana)

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Attached is a word document with multiple syndromes that we have found useful during the coagulopathy cluster situation. Most used queries are highlighted in yellow. These queries were created in response to marijuana, particularly synthetic… read more
    … Attached is a word document with multiple syndromes that we have found useful … Department of Public Health megan.patel@illinois.gov Document CoagulopathySyndromes.docx Submitted by Anonymous … Attached is a word document with multiple syndromes that we have found useful …
  • Framework for the Development of Response Protocols for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although syndromic surveillance cannot serve its intended purpose without the timely public health response launched after aberration detection, the literature is very limited with respect to response to syndromic surveillance… read more
    … to syndromic surveillance systems alerts and related guidance for public health practitioners. Literature reviews … to syndromic surveillance systems alerts and related guidance for public health practitioners [1, 2]. Litera- … to syndromic surveillance systems alerts and related guidance for public health practitioners. Literature reviews …