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  • Going Beyond Chief Complaints to Identify Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visits

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    Overdoses of heroin and prescription opioids are a growing cause of mortality in the United States. Deaths from opioids have contributed to a rise in the overall mortality rate of middle-aged white males during an era when other demographics are… read more
    … patients died from opioid overdoses. Emergency department visits for opioid overdoses can provide a more timely proxy … the information necessary to differentiate opioid-related visits from other overdoses.  Objective To identify heroin- … patients died from opioid overdoses. Emergency department visits for opioid overdoses can provide a more timely proxy …
  • Assessing Prior Pain Visits and Medical History Risk Factors for Opioid Overdose

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    Opioid overdoses are a growing cause of mortality in the United States. Medical prescriptions for opioids are a risk factor for overdose. This observation raises concerns that patients may seek multiple opioid prescriptions, possibly increasing… read more
    … (1) Overdose patients have a larger number of prior ED visits than matched controls. (2) Overdose patients have … Identifying text features of emergency department visits associated with risk of future drug overdose. 3 views … (1) Overdose patients have a larger number of prior ED visits than matched controls. (2) Overdose patients have …
  • Outbreak of ED visits related to the use of synthetic cannabinoids, Mayotte Island

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    On October 2016, the Indian Ocean Regional Health Agency was alerted about an increase in ED visits related to adverse reactions associated with use of SC on Mayotte Island. In this context, an investigation based on a syndromic surveillance system… read more
    … Health Agency was alerted about an increase in ED visits related to adverse reactions associated with use of … to characterize the increase in emergency department (ED) visits related to the use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC). 4 … Health Agency was alerted about an increase in ED visits related to adverse reactions associated with use of …
  • Using Health Information Exchange to Improve Use of Prescription Monitoring Data

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    Washington State experienced a five-fold increase in deaths from unintentional drug overdoses between 1998 and 2014. The PMP collects data on controlled substances prescribed to patients and makes the data available to healthcare providers, giving… read more
    … emergency departments statewide to track patients who visit multiple EDs. We also developed a connection between … emergency departments statewide to track patients who visit multiple EDs. We also developed a connection between …
  • Comparison of National and Local Syndromic Surveillance Data - Cook County, IL, 2017

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    In 2005, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) began using the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) as an emergency department (ED)-based local syndromic surveillance program… read more
    … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief … flat files) and contain a unique patient identifier, visit date and time, zip code, age, sex, and chief …
  • Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification

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    As a part of the Zika Birth Defects Surveillance, a national effort coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS… read more
    … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further …
  • Correlation between Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Isolates and Emergency Department Visits, Los Angeles County, 2005-2006

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    This study describes the ability by which total volume of ED visits correlate with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in the community.
    … study describes the ability by which total volume of ED visits correlate with influenza and respiratory syncytial … study describes the ability by which total volume of ED visits correlate with influenza and respiratory syncytial … Syncytial Virus Isolates and Emergency Department Visits, Los Angeles County, 2005-2006 …
  • ED visits for AMI, Stroke, ACS & COPD after the Statewide Smoking Ban in Cook Co., IL

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    Tobacco use is the leading global cause of preventable death, killing more than five million people per year. In addition, exposure to secondhand smoke is estimated to kill an additional 600,000 people globally each year. In 1986, the US Surgeon… read more
    … the effect of the comprehensive smoking ban in IL on ED visits by utilizing chronic disease categories created with … smoking ban in IL significantly reduced the ED visits associated with AMI, ACS, stroke, and COPD in adults … chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) related ED visits in adults in Cook County, IL. 3 views Submitted by …