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Lessons Learned from the Transition to ICD-10-CM: Redefining Syndromic Surveillance Case Definitions for NC DETECT
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NC DETECT receives ICD-9-CM codes for emergency department (ED) visits and uses these codes in case definitions for syndromic surveillance (e.g. infectious disease, injury, etc.). Hospitals will begin using ICD-10-CM codes on October 1, 2015. As a… read more… NC DETECT receives ICD-9-CM codes for emergency department (ED) visits and uses these … disease, injury, etc.). Hospitals will begin using ICD-10-CM codes on October 1, 2015. As a result, preparations have been made to accommodate ICD-10-CM codes in NC DETECT for data transmission, receipt, … -
Evaluation of Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Injury Case Definitions for Use with NC DETECT
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Over the last few decades, the United States has made considerable progress in decreasing the incidence of motor vehicle occupants injured and killed in traffic collisions.1 However, there is still a need for continued motor vehicle crash (MVC)… read more… injury surveillance, developed and evaluated four ICD-10-CM based case definitions for use with NC DETECT, NC's … surveillance system. Objective : To evaluate four ICD-10-CM based case definitions designed to capture pedestrian and … injury surveillance, developed and evaluated four ICD-10-CM based case definitions for use with NC DETECT, NC's … -
Using NC DETECT for Comprehensive Morbidity Surveillance on Poisoning and Overdose
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A retrospective analysis of emergency department data in NC for drug and opioid overdoses has been explained previously [1]. We built on this initial work to develop new poisoning and surveillance reports to facilitate near real time surveillance by… read more… time and over 75% of ED visits receive at least one ICD-9-CM final diagnosis code within two weeks of the initial … time and over 75% of ED visits receive at least one ICD-9-CM final diagnosis code within two weeks of the initial …