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  • Can We Use Syndromic Surveillance Data to Identify Primary Care Visits to NYC EDs?

    Content Type: Abstract

    NYC EDs saw nearly 4 million visits in 2011. Studies have demon- strated that non-urgent visits can account for more than 50% of vis- its to EDs. Designed to provide rapid diagnosis and first-line treatment of serious illness, EDs often function as… read more
    … NYC EDs saw nearly 4 million visits in 2011. Studies have demon- strated that non-urgent … develop a syndrome classification based on patient chief com- plaint to (1) estimate the proportion of primary …