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  • Final Recommendation: Core Processes and EHR Requirements for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Recommendation

    The purpose of this document is to define the core of PHSS practice and the minimum EHR data requirements widely used to support the core. This recommendation provides the CDC and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information… read more
    … Description The purpose of this document is to define the core of PHSS practice and the … The purpose of this document is to define the core of PHSS practice and the …
  • From Ebola to Heroin; the Use of EMS Data for Near Real Time Alerting and Surviellance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Arguably the two most significant public health issues over the past two years have been the outbreak of ebola in West Africa and the rising epidemic of heroin use and overdoses. In the case of Ebola, the CDC issued guidance for inpatient facilities… read more
    … use and overdoses. In the case of Ebola, the CDC issued guidance for inpatient facilities to screen for potential cases, however, there was little guidance for screening patients that presented to EMS … use and overdoses. In the case of Ebola, the CDC issued guidance for inpatient facilities to screen for potential …
  • Using clinician mental models to guide annotation of medically unexplained symptoms and syndromes found in VA clinical documents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Medically unexplained syndromes (MUS) are conditions that are diagnosed on the basis of symptom constellations and are characterized by a lack of well-defined pathogenic pathways. The three most common MUS are chronic fatigue … read more
    … consistently applied to identify MUS found in VA clinical documents. These efforts will support building a … ly_Unexplained_Symptoms_And_Syndromes_Found_In_Va_Clinical_Documents.pdf Submitted by hparton on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 16:38 … unexplained symptoms and syndromes found in VA clinical documents BR South1,2, M Palmer1, S Shen1,2, G Divita1,2, S …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Syndrome Definitions Workgroup - Report

    Content Type: Report

    This report summarizes a series of seven meetings of the Syndrome Definition Workgroup held in 2014 and 2015. Objective To review, validate, and modify syndromes and provide community input on a process to update or… read more
    … discussion centered around governance group requests for guidance on community desired syndrome operationalization, … discussion centered around governance group requests for guidance on community desired syndrome operationalization, … R Code (for testers) - http://www.syndromic.org/storage/documents/Webinars/Instructions_for_ILI-S_R_code.pdf …
  • What is a success story and how do I write one?

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented March 22, 2018. Are you facing one of the barriers to writing a story about your surveillance data in action listed below? Barriers:
    • I don't know what a success story is.
    • I’m not sure if I have a story to…
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    … how to share it with the community I don't have time to document my story Have you been asked to write a “success … successes can advance the practice of public health. Document … 4. How do I write/share my story? 5. I don’t have time to document my story 6. Next Steps Title Authors/Presenter 2012 …
  • Streamling Syndromic Surveillance Submission on a Dime: Oregon’s Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2012, the Oregon Public Health Division (OPHD) took advantage of the opportunity created by Meaningful Use, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Incentive Program, to implement statewide syndromic surveillance. The Oregon… read more
    … ESSENCE streamlined the onboarding process by creating guidance for HL7 message construction, message testing and … process details (collectively referred to as “onboarding documents”). Oregon ESSENCE also built a project management … ESSENCE streamlined the onboarding process by creating guidance for HL7 message construction, message testing and …
  • Adaptation of GUARDIAN for Syndromic Surveillance During the NATO Summit

    Content Type: Abstract

    Special event driven syndromic surveillance is often initiated by public health departments with limited time for development of an automated surveillance framework, which can result in heavy reliance on frontline care providers and potentially miss… read more
    … for special event surveillance using GUARDIAN, as well as document lessons learned postevent regarding design … for special event surveillance using GUARDIAN, as well as document lessons learned postevent regarding design …
  • PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Data, Release 1.1 (August 2012)

    Content Type: Messaging Standard

    This document represents the collaborative effort of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to specify a national… read more
    … This document represents the collaborative effort of the … This document represents the collaborative effort of the …