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  • Relationship between Clinical Screening Tools, Syndromic Surveillance, and Influenza-Positive Patients

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    In 2003, with the advent of SARS, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to detect patients at high risk for having a febrile respiratory illness (FRI), defined… read more
    … Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to … Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to … Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released a document mandating the use of a clinical screening tool to …
  • Acute Hepatitis A Infection and Vaccination in the Veterans Health Administration

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since hepatitis A vaccination became widely recommended in the US in the mid-1990's, rates of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have steadily declined, however, since 2011, incidence of new cases of HAV appears to be increasing1, often linked… read more
    … Alert Network Advisory in June 2018 with additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates … Alert Network Advisory in June 2018 with additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates …
  • Updates to the Implementation Guide for Syndromic Surveillance

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    In 2011, the CDC released the PHIN Implementation Guide (IG) for Syndromic Surveillance v.1 under the Public Health Information Network. In the intervening years, new technological advancements, EHR capabilities as well as epidemiological and… read more
    … released further updates via an Erratum and a technical document developed with NIST to clarify validation policies and testing parameters. These documents were consolidated into the Message Guide v.2.1 … released further updates via an Erratum and a technical document developed with NIST to clarify validation policies …
  • What Happens in Vegas, Doesn’t Stay in Vegas: Traveling Waves of Influenza in the US Elderly Population, 1991-2004

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza is a significant public health problems in the US leading to over one million hospitalizations in the elderly population (age 65 and over) annually. While influenza preparedness is an important public health issue, previous… read more
    … in the elderly population. These findings fail to document the intricacies of each unique influenza season, … in the elderly population.2 These findings fail to document the intricacies of each unique influenza season, … in the elderly population. These findings fail to document the intricacies of each unique influenza season, …
  • Adoption of Public Health Readiness Guidelines for Meaningful Use

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    The Syndromic Surveillance Consortium of Southeast Texas (SSCSeT) consists of 13 stakeholders who represent 19 counties or jurisdictions in the Texas Gulf Coast region and receives health data from over 100 providers. The Houston Health Department (… read more
    … Meaningful Use (MU) the HHD has adapted and implemented guidance and recommendations from Centers for Disease … Meaningful Use (MU) the HHD has adapted and implemented guidance and recommendations from Centers for Disease …
  • Extracting Surveillance Data from Templated Sections of an Electronic Medical Note: Challenges and Opportunities

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    The main stay of recording patient data is the free text of electronic medical records (EMR). While stating the chief complaint and history of presenting illness in the patients ‘own words’, the rest of the electronic note is written by the provider… read more
    … often use boiler-plate templates from EMR pull-downs to document information on the patient in the form of … often use boiler-plate templates from EMR pull-downs to document information on the patient in the form of …
  • Poison Control Center Data in the NC DETECT Syndromic Surveillance System.

    Content Type: Abstract

    CPC provides the 24/7/365 poison hotline for the entire state of North Carolina and currently handles approximately 80,000 calls per year. CPC consultation services that assist callers with poison exposure, diagnosis, optimal patient management,… read more
    … patient management, therapy, and patient disposition guidance remain indispensable to the public and health care … patient management, therapy, and patient disposition guidance remain indispensable to the public and health care …
  • Acute Hepatitis A Infections among Veterans in Outbreak States, 2016-2018

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    Although cases of acute HAV have declined in recent years, elevated numbers of HAV infections began to be reported by California and Michigan in the fall of 2016.1,2 Since this time, associated outbreaks have been reported in 9 additional states (… read more
    … a Health Alert Network Advisory providing additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates … a Health Alert Network Advisory providing additional guidance on identification and prevention of HAV and updates …