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Identification and Assessment of Repeat Drug Overdose Visits at EDs in Virginia
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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) utilizes syndromic surveillance ED data to measure morbidity associated with opioid and heroin overdoses among Virginia residents. Understanding which individuals within a population use ED services for… read more… use ED services for repeated drug overdose events may help guide the use of limited resources towards the most … of individuals with repeated emergency department (ED) visits for unintentional opioid overdose, including heroin, … they differ from individuals with a single overdose ED visit. Submitted by elamb on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 20:22 … The … -
Unintentional Drug Overdoses in Virginia: Analysis of Syndromic and Death Data
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Drug overdoses and related deaths have been escalating nationally since 1970. In Virginia, the rate of drug overdose deaths increased 36% from 5.0 to 6.8 deaths per 100,000 population between 1999 and 2010. While initiated for bioterrorism event… read more… shown utility when extended to other health issues. ED visits may complement information from Overdose Deaths … by analyzing trends of emergency department (ED) visits for unintentional drug overdose (Overdose Visits) in … -
Coordinated Enhanced Surveillance with Healthcare Entities for Mass Gathering Events
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Mass gatherings can result in morbidity and mortality from communicable and non-communicable diseases, injury, and bioterrorism. Therefore, it is important to identify event-related visits as opposed to community-related visits when conducting… read more… Therefore, it is important to identify event-related visits as opposed to community-related visits when conducting public health surveillance. Previous … to distinguish event-related emergency department(ED) visits from community-related ED visits Submitted by uysz on … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Describe Chronic High Frequency ED Utilization
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Utilization and overcrowding of EDs has been a prominent component of the health care reform debate in the United States for the last several years. In Virginia, the ED utilization rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to… read more… rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to 44.0 visits per 100 persons. Individuals with high frequency … of EDs account for a disproportionate number of visits, which can place burden on already strained health … -
Community Engagement among the BioSense 2.0 User Group
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BioSense 2.0 has become a platform for technical receipt and analysis of syndromic surveillance data for many jurisdictions nationwide, as well as a collaborative effort that has engaged a larger community of syndromic surveillance practitioners,… read more… of the system and disconnected efforts among the CoP. In May 2014, representatives from 41 jurisdictions attended a … of the system and disconnected efforts among the CoP. In May 2014, representatives from 41 jurisdictions attended a …