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Opioid Seizures by Law Enforcement in Relation to Emergency Room Visits
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In 2016, there were approximately 63,000 deaths nationally due to drug overdose. This trend continues to increase with the provisional number of US deaths for 2017 being approximately 72,000 (1). This increase in overdose deaths is fueled largely by… read more… fentanyl beginning in 2013 (2). In Missouri, ER visits follow similar trends with heroin overdose visits greatly increasing after 2011. While PDMPs help … -
Opioid Misuse in Missouri: Analyzing Emergency Department Use in Urban/Rural Areas
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Like many other states in the U.S., Missouri has experienced large increases in opioid abuse resulting in hundreds dying each year and thousands of ED visits due to overdose. Missouri has two major urban areas, St. Louis and Kansas City and a few… read more… resulting in hundreds dying each year and thousands of ED visits due to overdose. Missouri has two major urban areas, … patient demographics, and other information about the visit. MODHSS also participates in the Enhanced State … patient demographics, and other information about the visit. MODHSS also participates in the Enhanced State … -
Tracking Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Missouri: Trends and the ICD-CM Transition
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) rates have tripled for Missouri residents in the past three years. NAS is a condition infants suffer soon after birth due to withdrawal after becoming opioid-dependent in the womb. NAS has significant immediate… read more… PAS records contain extensive information about the visit, patient, and diagnosis. When examining 2015 annual … percentage change of opioid misuse emergency department visits (as defined by MODHSS) for Missouri women age 18-44 … PAS records contain extensive information about the visit, patient, and diagnosis. When examining 2015 annual … -
Finding Chances to Intervene Before the Fatal Overdose: Linking ED and Mortality Data
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In 2017, 951 Missouri residents died from an opioid overdose, a record number for the state.1 This continues the trend from 2016, which saw an increase of over 30% in opioid overdose deaths compared to 2015. The Missouri Department of Health and… read more… data, diagnoses codes, procedures codes, and other visit information. Records can have up to 23 diagnosis … The first diagnosis field is the primary reason for a visit. Objective: Link emergency department (ED) with death … The first diagnosis field is the primary reason for a visit. Objective: Link emergency department (ED) with death …