BioSense: Using Electronic Data to Describe the Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients with Influenza-Like Illness and Pneumonia

Howard Burkom, PhD1, Stephen Benoit, MD, MPH2, Seema Jain, MD3, Anne McIntyre, PhD, MPH3, Krista Kniss, MPH3, Lynnette Brammer, MPH3 and Lyn Finelli, DrPH, MS3, 1National Security Technology Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, 2Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Public Health Surveillance Program Office, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA