Responding to a Proposal to Change the Default Intent Coding for Firearm Injury
With approval from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) publish annual ICD-10-CM coding guidelines that provide HIPAA-required instructions … Read more
Comparing Intent Behind Youth and Adult Firearm Injury and Deaths
In 2020, firearms surpassed motor vehicle crashes to become the leading cause of death among youth under age 20 in the United States (Goldstick et. al, 2022). The rate of youth firearm deaths increased by 29% in 2020 and a … Read more
Understanding suicidal ideation & self-harm in NC Emergency Departments
by Katie Harmon As part of an APHA/CDC funded project to incorporate data science methods into public health surveillance methods, a team from the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center characterized NC DETECT Emergency Department (ED) visits related to suicidal ideation … Read more
Firearm Injury Surveillance Webinar Recording Posted
The recording for our February 21, 2023 webinar on the use of NC DETECT and the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System Dashboard for firearm injury surveillance is now available on our training page. NC DETECT has firearm injury indicators … Read more