Table 1 Selected metadata elements from the Restricted site of the Distribute system
Element | Description | Possible Values |
|---|---|---|
Geo Type | The organizational area view of the data | City, State, Region, Federal Region |
Preferred Syndrome | The syndrome definition preferred by the data providers for display of their uploaded data | Defined by data provider. Examples: ILI-broad, ILI-narrow, GI-broad, GI-narrow, Temperature, Disposition |
Available Indicators | All syndrome definitions for data submitted by data providers | Defined by data provider. Examples: ILI-broad, ILI-narrow, GI-broad, GI-narrow, Temperature, Disposition |
Syndrome Descriptions | Details of syndrome definitions for data submitted by providers | Defined by data provider |
Stratification Descriptions | The criteria by which data are stratified | Defined by data provider. Examples: age group, zip3, temperature, disposition |
Facilities Sending Data | Enumerated list of health care facilities that submit data to be aggregated to the data provider | Variable by number of participating facilities in the jurisdiction of the data provider |
Facilities in Jurisdiction | Enumerated list of health care facilities in the jurisdiction of the data provider | Variable by number of total facilities in the jurisdiction of the provider |
Visit Types | Types of facilities for which visit data are submitted | Variable by data provider. Typically Emergency Departments and Urgent Care facilities |
Typical Record Count | Description of expected record volume based on historical patterns | Variable by data provider |
Population Coverage | Description of the population and the number and type of health care facilities in the jurisdiction | Variable by data provider |
Local System Description | Description of the local surveillance system | Examples: ESSENCE II, EARS, RODS, BioSense |
Data Source History | Description of the onset date of data availability | Variable by data provider |
Last Data Point Visualized | Description of the last available date for which data are available | Variable by data upload pattern |
Days Old | Calculated value based on the last available date for which data are available | Variable by data upload pattern |
Last Upload Date | Description of the last date of data upload | Variable by data upload pattern |
Days Ago | Calculated value based on the last date of data upload | Variable by data upload pattern |
Upload Frequency | Description of the frequency with which a data provider typically uploads data | Variable by data provider |