Standard surveillance case definitions used by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) for routine surveillance and reporting. These case definitions have been designed for use with administrative healthcare data derived from the U.S. military electronic health record (EHR) and contained in the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) and other available datasets.
1.0 Allergy
2.0 Cardiovascular
3.0 Dental
4.0 Dermatology
5.0 Ear, Nose, Throast
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss; OccupationalHearing Injuries; Noise-InducedObstructive Sleep Apnea
6.0 Endocrinology
7.0 Gastroenterology
8.0 Genitourinary (New)
9.0 Gynecology (New)
10.0 Hematology
11.0 Infectious Disease (Updated)
12.0 Mental Health (Updated)
13.0 Neurology (Updated)
14.0 Oncology (Updated)
15.0 Opthamology (Updated)
16.0 Orthopedics
17.0 Pulmonology
18.0 Rheumatology
No case definitions at this time
19.0 Surgical Procedures
20.0 Miscellaneous (Updated)
C. References
List of Acronyms
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