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Better, Stronger, Faster: Making the Case for Adding Data Fields to Syndromic Surveillance, NJ 2015
Content Type: Case Study
NJDOH created a custom classification in EpiCenter to detect synthetic cannabinoid-related ED visits using chief complaint data. DOH staff included the keywords black magic, black mamba, cloud 9, cloud 10,incense, k2, legal high, pot potpourri,… read more… and yucatan to characterize the related event. EpiCenter did not have a custom classification for NJ synthetic … data and 32 (64%) of the ED visits were not captured due to the non-specificity of the keywords used. Among the … that were a challenge or barrier to overcome. EpiCenter did not have a custom classification for NJ synthetic …