Title |
Accuracy of automatic syndromic classification of coded emergency department diagnoses in identifying mental health-related presentations for public health surveillance
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Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-14-84 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Henning TG Liljeqvist, David Muscatello, Grant Sara, Michael Dinh, Glenda L Lawrence |
Abstract |
Syndromic surveillance in emergency departments (EDs) may be used to deliver early warnings of increases in disease activity, to provide situational awareness during events of public health significance, to supplement other information on trends in acute disease and injury, and to support the development and monitoring of prevention or response strategies. Changes in mental health related ED presentations may be relevant to these goals, provided they can be identified accurately and efficiently. This study aimed to measure the accuracy of using diagnostic codes in electronic ED presentation records to identify mental health-related visits. |
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