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Evaluation of Clinical and Administrative Data to Augment Public Health Surveillance
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Medical claims and EHR data sources offer the potential to ascertain disease and health risk behavior prevalence and incidence, evaluate the use of clinical services, and monitor changes related to public health interventions. Passage of the HITECH… read more -
Mental Illness and Co-morbid Conditions: BioSense 2008 - 2011
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Understanding the relationship between mental illness and medical comorbidity is an important aspect of public health surveillance. In 2004, an estimated one fourth of the US adults reported having a mental illness in the previous year (1). Studies… read more -
Use of Diagnosis Code in Mental Health Syndrome Definition
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Between 2006 and 2013, the rate of emergency department (ED) visits related to mental and substance use disorders increased substantially. This increase was higher for mental disorders visits (55 percent for depression, anxiety or stress reactions… read more