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Report on the value of 'Google Flu Trends' for emergency departments

news-medical.net — “Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. A report on the value of the Internet search tool for emergency departments, studied by a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine over a 21-month period, is published in the January 9 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.View full resource at news-medical.net

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'Google Flu Trends' A Powerful Early Warning System For Emergency Departments

medicalnewstoday.com — “Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government fluView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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'Google Flu Trends' A Powerful Early Warning System For Emergency Departments http://t.co/nEmAPXh1 #flu

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Google Flu Trends a good warning system for EDs - FierceHealthIT

htl.li — “Google Flu Trends a good warning system for EDs - FierceHealthITView full resource at htl.li

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Hopkins researchers: #Google Flu Trends has potential as predictor of patient activities for hospitals http://t.co/hSTQvGTF #JHU

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Google Flu Trends a good warning system for EDs - FierceHealthIT

fiercehealthit.com — “Why wait for a slow, clunky government report to learn about illness trends in your area when, with the click of a mouse, you can do so in near real time? That's the gist of a report published this Read more...View full resource at fiercehealthit.com

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nataliehodgePersonal Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr Hodge was a featured speaker at the Mayo Clinic's Transform Symposium in '09 and has been named by Brian Dolan of Mobi Heath News as "The First iPhone Doctor". She is the author of The Personal Pediatrics Primer for the Progressive Parent.

Dr. Hodge's special interests in pediatrics include nutrition, prevention and the potential for the internet to strengthen physician patient relationships. Dr. Hodge is a member of the Health care Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a Fellow of the Academy of Pediatrics' Quality and Innovation Network, and a founding member of the Society for Participatory Medicine. Participatory Medicine is an emerging group of engaged patients and physicians who believe that mutual trust and understanding as well as use of media, health IT strengthens the physician patient relationship and provides for better care." /> Natalie Hodge, MD, FAAP Pediatrician, Physician, Active Health Library, and Doctor

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Medicine 2.0® Congress - Official Blog: Google FluTrends to Speak at Medicine 2.0 Stanford

medicine20congress.blogspot.com — “Medicine 2.0® Congress - Official Blog: Google FluTrends to Speak at Medicine 2.0 StanfordView full resource at medicine20congress.blogspot.com

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RT @larrychu: Delighted to confirm that Google FluTrends will be speaking at Stanford #med2! http://tinyurl.com/6ygech7 #hcsm #hcsmSV

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Google Flu Trends

google.org — “We've found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity.View full resource at google.org

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Google Flu Trends Estimates Off

medicalnewstoday.com — “Google Flu Trends is not as accurate at estimating rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza as CDC national surveillance programs, according to a new study from the University of Washington.View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Google Flu Trends: A Glimpse into the Future of Google Health

readwriteweb.com — “It stands to reason that people who are "starting to come down with something" often take the opportunity to search for information on what ails them, even before they discuss their symptoms with a healthcare professional. Who gets more of those searches than anyone? Google, of course. When Google started looking more closely at anonymous aggregate searches for "flu symptoms" and the like, they discovered that - after cross-referencing that data against information from the CView full resource at readwriteweb.com

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Where's the Flu? Get Ready

webmd.com — “Official CDC flu data shows low flu activity throughout the U.S., but Google Flu Trends suggests high flu activity in Kentucky, Nevada, and several U.S. cities. Google's unofficial data is about 2 weeks ahead of CDC.View full resource at webmd.com

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Medical News: Google Tool May Help Predict ED Flu Visits - in Infectious Disease, Flu & URI from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “A novel program known as Google Flu Trends harnesses the power of the search engine to detect influenza outbreaks in near-real time by monitoring public Internet queries.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Google Flu Trends | Mexico

google.org — “Explore experimental flu trends across Mexico, including state-by-state graphs showing flu activity for the current flu season.View full resource at google.org

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Google Flu Trends | Mexico

google.org — “We've found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity.View full resource at google.org

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How Google can predict your flu-related hospital visit - The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com — “Google Flu Trends has become a public health tool.View full resource at washingtonpost.com

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Can Google accurately predict a #flu outbreak by how many people search 'fever' or 'flu'? Our doctors weigh in. http://t.co/Szmhbyq0 #hcsm

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Google Flu Trends Estimates Off

newswise.com — “Google Flu Trends is not as accurate at estimating rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza as CDC national surveillance programs, according to a new study from the University of Washington.View full resource at newswise.com

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Google Flu Trends estimates off

physorg.com — “Google Flu Trends is not as accurate at estimating rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza as CDC national surveillance programs, according to a new study from the University of Washington.View full resource at physorg.com

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