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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… 2006 and 2013, the rate of emergency department (ED) visits related to mental and substance use disorders … mental disorders indicates a growing burden on the health-care delivery system. New methods of surveillance are needed … systems primarily rely on patient chief complaints (CC) to monitor and detect health events. Some studies … -
Customizing ESSENCE Queries for Select Mental Health Sub-indicators
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Syndromic surveillance systems, although initially developed in response to bioterrorist threats, are increasingly being used at the local, state, and national level to support early identification of infectious disease and other emerging threats to… read more… queries to meet local needs, especially monitoring ED visits in near-real time during public health emergencies, … data source with access to chief complaint (CC) and discharge diagnoses (DD) from reporting sites, was designed for testing new queries. Objective : … -
Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document
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This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more… new field involving the passive collection of healthcare visits in a way that is timely. This passive collection is … of interest Syndromic case definitions from other sites Diagnosis code reference guides and tools to … and modify as necessary. Try to think about how a visit for your condition of interest may be unique. Consider …