A proposed SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions

Authors

• Yushiuan Chen, Tri-County Health DepartmentFollow
• Sandra Gonzalez, Nebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesFollow
• Harold Gil, Marion County Public Health Department
• Michele Askenazi, Tri-County Health Department
• Felicia Quintana-Zinn, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
• Arthur Davidson, Denver Public Health
• Christine Billings, Jefferson County Public Health
• Ming Qu, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Date of this Version

2018

Document Type

Article

Citation

Online Journal of Public Health Informatics: 10(1):e87

Comments

Open access

Abstract

The objective is to develop a standard opioid overdose case definition that could be generalized nationally.