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. 2014 Jan 29;9(1):e86601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086601

Table 2. Data Streams.

Data Stream Definition
Ambulance/EMT Records Dispatch information which can include incident date, time, nature of call, and patient information
Clinic/Health Care Provider Records Record of patient (animal/human) information that can include symptoms, pharmacy orders, diagnoses, laboratory tests ordered and results received
ED/Hospital Records Record of patient information that can include discharge/transfer orders, pharmacy orders, radiology results, laboratory results and any other data from ancillary services or provider notes
Employment/School Records Information collected from schools or places of employment that can include, location, illness, absence and activity reports regarding students or employees
Established Databases Any data repository from which information can be retrieved
Financial Records Records of financial activities of a person, business, or organization
Help Lines Telephone or cellular call-in services
Internet Search Queries Search terms that a user enters into a web search engine
Laboratory Records Information regarding specific tests ordered and/or the results of those tests
News Aggregators Systematic collection of information from news sources that can include online and offline media
Official Reports Any report that has been certified or validated from an authorized entity
Police/Fire Department Records Dispatch and event information
Personal Communication Any type of information that is directly relayed from one individual to another individual or group
Prediction Markets Marketplaces for contracts in which the payoffs depend on the outcome of a future event
Sales Monetary transactions for goods or services
Social Media Forms of electronic communication such as websites for social networking and blogging through which users create online communities to share