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Characterizing Public Health Actions in Response to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts

Author(s) -

Laura Rivera,

Rachel Savage,

Natasha S. Crowcroft,

Laura C. Rosella,

Li Ye,

Shelly Bolotin,

Wendy Lou,

Ian Johnson

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6448

Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , watchful waiting , emergency department , medical emergency , public health , nursing , prostate cancer , cancer

Fifteen public health units (PHUs) in Ontario, Canada were randomized to the intervention (9) or control (6) arm of a study on their responses to alerts for respiratory syndromes from emergency department data. The intervention PHUs implemented a standard protocol while the control PHUs continued with usual practices. Intervention PHUs were 3 times more likely to check for alternate explanations. Control health units decided that more alerts warranted a response (53%) but most of these were "watchful waiting" . For intervention PHUs, the proportion requiring action was lower (18%). Less than 10% of the alerts led to action.

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