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Advancing the Use of Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance Data, New York City, 2012-2016.
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- Correlation-Based Discovery of Disease Patterns for Syndromic Surveillance.Frontiers in big data · 2021Article
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- Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Syndromic Surveillance Systems for the Detection of Social Epidemics.Online journal of public health informatics · 2020Article
- Designing a Syndromic Bovine Mortality Surveillance System: Lessons Learned From the 1-Year Test of the French OMAR Alert Tool.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2019Article
- Public and Population Health Informatics: The Bridging of Big Data to Benefit Communities.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2018Review
- Perspective on Improving Environmental Monitoring of Biothreats.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2018Article
- Natural language generation for electronic health records.NPJ digital medicine · 2018Article
- An Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance-Related Practices Among Selected State and Local Health Agencies.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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- Recent Advances in the Use of the Mortality Syndromic Surveillance System-New York City, 2015-2020.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
introductionThe use of syndromic surveillance has expanded from its initial purpose of bioterrorism detection. We present 6 use cases from New York City that demonstrate the value of syndromic surveillance for public health response and decision making across a broad range of health outcomes: synthetic cannabinoid drug use, heat-related illness, suspected meningococcal disease, medical needs after severe weather, asthma exacerbation after a building collapse, and Ebola-like illness in travelers returning from West Africa. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe New York City syndromic surveillance system receives data on patient visits from all emergency departments (EDs) in the city. The data are used to assign syndrome categories based on the chief complaint and discharge diagnosis, and analytic methods are used to monitor geographic and temporal trends and detect clusters.
resultsFor all 6 use cases, syndromic surveillance using ED data provided actionable information. Syndromic surveillance helped detect a rise in synthetic cannabinoid-related ED visits, prompting a public health investigation and action. Surveillance of heat-related illness indicated increasing health effects of severe weather and led to more urgent public health messaging. Surveillance of meningitis-related ED visits helped identify unreported cases of culture-negative meningococcal disease. Syndromic surveillance also proved useful for assessing a surge of methadone-related ED visits after Superstorm Sandy, provided reassurance of no localized increases in asthma after a building collapse, and augmented traditional disease reporting during the West African Ebola outbreak. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Sharing syndromic surveillance use cases can foster new ideas and build capacity for public health preparedness and response.
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