Hospital Emergency Room Dashboard Related to Overdoses

This dashboard presents information about the number of hospital emergency room (ER) visits associated with an overdose event among West Virginia residents. Currently, the dashboard obtains data from 46 ERs. The data is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Platform Essence and the West Virginia Hospital Association.

West Virginia hospital ER data displayed in the table and graphs are generated from data extracted from ER medical records classified as accidental overdose or suicide-related overdose events.

Individuals classified as having an overdose event were determined by the treating ER physician who indicated the overdose by using the International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes as the principal or secondary diagnosis associated with an overdose. In addition, the Discharge Diagnosis is searched using ICD-9/10 codes, SNOMED codes, and Chief Complaint’s section of the medical records is searched to identify overdose cases.

Timeframe: The dashboard contains data starting in January 2019.

For additional information related to the dashboard, see the link below labeled Definitions and Additional Information.

Definitions and Additional Information for Emergency Rooms

Disclaimer
The information presented within the Dashboard is extracted and compiled using the most current technology and methodology available to display suspected overdose events. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) is consistently improving the process to provide the most accurate data. Therefore, as technology develops and case definitions are further refined, future reports will provide more evolving data. Neither DHHR nor ODCP guarantees, certifies or warrants the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. The information contained on the Dashboard is not subject to copyright protection and may be freely used without permission. DHHR and ODCP are not responsible for the information contained on linked sites. The data and information presented herein should not be considered medical advice and is not a substitute for individualized patient or client care and treatment decisions.

For additional information related to criteria used to identify overdose, please contact ODCP.