Evaluation of Diagnostic Codes in Morbidity and Mortality Data Sources for Heat-Related Illness Surveillance.

CONCLUSIONS: Using multiple data sources and all diagnosis fields may improve the sensitivity of HRI surveillance. Future studies should evaluate the impact of converting ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM codes on HRI surveillance of ED visits and hospitalizations. PMID: 28379784 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research