Created by DSHI Systems FluCheckup.com is built on a proprietary triage system that helps people decide when to seek care for their symptoms, and directs them to the most appropriate location for care. The triage system is part of an enterprise system, used by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and has been deployed in VA call centers across the country for over a decade. Triage results are utilized by VA Office of Public Health Surveillance and Research (OPHSR) as a pre-event data source for the Healthcare Associated Infections & Influenza Surveillance System (HAIISS) and the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). Features Flu Checkup is designed to detect influenza-like illness using accepted clinical criteria The system is designed to detect the flu in consumers that: Use FluCheckup.com
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Collects structured data for the early detection of flu: Triage data is collected before consumers see a provider Triage data is collected on consumers who never see a provider Reporting is near real-time Provides geographic flu activity data from multiple sources, including the CDC: Provides the public with access to timely CDC flu information when they have the flu Benefits Helps consumers decide when to seek care for flu (now, few days, stay home) Helps consumers decide where to seek care for flu (ER, UC, doctor’s office, etc.): Detects those with mild flu and encourages them to care for themselves at home Avoids ER overcrowding Detects more serious illnesses that mimic the flu, and suggests appropriate follow-up Detects flu complications, such as dehydration, meningitis, and pneumonia, and suggests appropriate follow-up Detects immunocompromised, who are at risk for serious flu, and suggests appropriate follow-up Detects those who may benefit from antiviral therapy, and suggests appropriate follow-up Teaches consumers how to manage flu at home Teaches consumers how to prevent the flu and limit its spread Flu Checkup Clinical Criteria References VHA Office of Public Health Surveillance and Research; Influenza Algorithm Work Group Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Strategy for Off-Site Rapid Triage© (SORT™) and Real-time Epidemiological Assessment for Community Health© (REACH™), Emory University, Principal Investigators: Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH; Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH, Collaboration with the Emory @Grady Health Literacy Team (Ruth Parker, MD; Kara Jacobson, MPH, CHES; Lorenzo DiFrancesco, MD) Flu.gov, HHS Interagency Public Affairs Group on Influenza Preparedness and Response
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