Overdoses Download Data

# of Opioid-Related ER Visits

32December 2018

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Context

EpiCenter System: De-identified chief complaint data concerning a "drug overdose" w/ a mention of a type of opioid (CPT codes, visit description, etc.) from all Lorain County emergency departments.

Are EpiCenter Anomaly notifications (the formal system for detecting spikes in drug-related ER visits) useful for predicting a spike in overdose deaths?

 

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