An Integrated Influenza Surveillance Framework Based on National Influenza-Like Illness Incidence and Multiple Hospital Electronic Medical Records for Early Prediction of Influenza Epidemics: Design and Evaluation

Cheng-Yi Yang   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Ray-Jade Chen   ^{2, 3 *} , MSc, MD ;   Wan-Lin Chou   ³ , MS ;   Yuarn-Jang Lee   ⁴ , MD ;   Yu-Sheng Lo   ^{1 *} , PhD

¹ Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

² Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

³ Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

⁴ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

*these authors contributed equally