Differentiating ZIP Codes in Syndromic Data; What Can They Tell Us?
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Introduction The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) ED syndromic surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as reported by the patient. ZIP code information has been used by the DOHMH to separate visits into NYC and nonNYC for analysis; and, a closer examination of non-NYC visits may further inform disease surveillance.
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