Abstract
 Application of Geographic Information Systems to Syndromic Surveillance Track: Health and Human Services Author(s): Hui Li, Fazlay Faruque, Worth Williams, Richard Finley We have developed a real-time syndromic surveillance system with geographic information system disease mapping capabilities. The system includes four major components: real-time data collection, syndrome classification, dynamic spatial mapping, and query capabilities. An electronic medical record system at an urban teaching hospital is the source of real-time ICD-9 discharge data which are then mapped into syndrome categories. The GIS disease mapping is a web-based tool of value to epidemiologists and public health officials for the interpretation and analysis of both routine and outbreak related health data. Hui Li University of Mississippi Medical Center GIS 2500 N. State St. Jackson , MS 39216 US Phone: 601-984-6288 E-mail: greatlih@yahoo.com Fazlay Faruque University of Mississippi Medical Center GIS 2500 N. State St. Jackson 39216 US Phone: 601-984-4993 E-mail: FFaruque@dor.umsmed.edu Worth Williams University of Mississippi Medical Center GIS 2500 N. State St. Jackson , MS 39216 US Phone: 601-815-1949 E-mail: WWilliams@dor.umsmed.edu Richard Finley University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine 2500 N. State St. Jackson 39216 US Phone: 601-984-5560 E-mail: RFinley@dor.umsmed.edu |
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