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Validation of a Syndromic Case Definition for Detecting Emergency Department Visits Potentially Related to Marijuana
Content Type: Journal Article
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Reliable methods are needed to monitor the public health impact of changing laws and perceptions about marijuana. Structured and free-text emergency department (ED) visit data offer an opportunity to… read more… Structured and free-text emergency department (ED) visit data offer an opportunity to monitor the impact of … generate and validate a syndromic case definition for ED visits potentially related to marijuana and (2) describe a … Structured and free-text emergency department (ED) visit data offer an opportunity to monitor the impact of … -
Evaluation of Case Detection of Marijuana-Related Emergency Department Visits
Content Type: Abstract
NSSP, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance system, allows timely detection of emergency department (ED) trends by matching chief complaint (CC) text or diagnosis (DX) codes to established syndrome criteria [1, 2]. No CDC… read more… definition currently exists for marijuana-related visits. Accidental child ingestions and over-consumption of … relative trends and disparities in marijuana-related ED visits. Objective To evaluate methods of measuring … definition currently exists for marijuana-related visits. Accidental child ingestions and over-consumption of … -
A proposed SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions
Content Type: Abstract
Opioid ODs have been rising globally and nationally. The death rate from ODs in the United States has increased 137% since 2000, including a 200% increase of OD deaths involving opioids1. The pilot project, a collaboration across 3 states, allowed… read more… SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions … -
Detection of a Vaccine-preventable Reportable Disease: Comparison of Physician Reporting vs. an Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System
Content Type: Abstract
Communicable diseases are underreported by physicians, especially diseases without laboratory tests. The goals of our study were to determine reporting levels for clinical chickenpox, describe clinical data elements common to chickenpox, and assess… read more… care to over 25% of Denver, CO. All outpatient clinic visits with ICD-9 chickenpox codes (052) between 1/1/06 thru … on intake. 37% had varicella vaccine at a prior clinic visit. Chief complaints included rash (62%), chickenpox … (3%). 81% were prescribed medications during their visit, including dyphenhydramine or hydroxyzine (43%), … -
Stakeholder Perspectives of Biosurveillance: a Qualitative Analysis
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For more than a decade, biosurveillance systems (and more recently BioSense) have been employed in the United States. Efforts to drastically expand these surveillance capacities have been a national priority given concerns … read more… response in these communities. Results Site visits to NYC, Boston, and Baltimore were conducted over 2 …