Development and Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance Definitions for Fall- and Hip Fracture-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older, United States 2017-2018.
Briana L MorelandIju ShakyaNimi IdaikkadarPublished in: Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (2022)
A smaller percentage of older adults' ED visits met the falls and hip fracture definitions in NSSP compared with HCUP-NEDS in 2017 and 2018. However, demographic trends remained similar across both data sets.