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CDC Heroin Overdose v4
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected heroin overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more… practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected heroin overdoses. How it was developed: … code indicating a heroin poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic … diagnosis codes. A large increase in heroin overdose ED visits may be attributable to increased supply and use of … -
CDC Stimulant Overdose v3
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected stimulant overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more… practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected stimulant overdoses. How it was … code indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic … that these codes were not identifying acute overdose visits and instead were being coded correctly as stimulant … -
CDC Opioid v3
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more… practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: … code indicating an opioid poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. o In addition, the ED visits is automatically included in the syndrome if it … -
CDC Benzodiazepine v1
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was developed:… read more… practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was … indicating a benzodiazepine poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic inclusion (no): If the ED visit does not include a diagnosis codes for benzodiazepine …