ICD-10-CM-Based Definitions for Emergency Department Opioid Poisoning Surveillance: Electronic Health Record Case Confirmation Study.

Svetla SlavovaDana QuesinberryJulia F CostichEmilia PasalicPedro MartinezJulia MartinSarah EusticePeter D AkpunonuTerry L Bunn

Published in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2020)

The study findings suggest that heroin or other opioid poisoning surveillance definitions that include multiple diagnoses (first-listed and secondary) would identify a high percentage of true-positive cases.

Keyphrases

emergency department
electronic health record
public health
chronic pain
pain management