Wisconsin’s Novel Approach to Creating a Health Outcomes Opioid Surveillance System

Authors

  • Milda Aksamitauskas Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Lisa Bullard-Cawthorne Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Ousmane Diallo Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Crystal Gibson Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Justin Martin Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Richard Miller Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Christine Muganda Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Aman Tandias Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
  • Anne L. Ziege Office of Health Informatics, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7631

Abstract

ObjectiveWisconsin is leading the way in novel approaches monitoringhealth outcomes for opioid-related adverse events. This panel willshare innovative public health informatics methods that harnessvarious data sources (e.g., Prescription Drug Monitoring Data(PDMP), death, birth and hospitalization data) for population healthsurveillance. Discussion will include topics on detection of drug abuseand diversion, identifying potential neonatal abstinence syndromecases, surveillance of substance-related hospitalizations and overdosedeaths, and modeling opioid-related mortality risk factors.Figure 1. Health Outcomes Opioids Surveillance System DiagramFigure 2. Ratios of MME and Length of Prescription for Select Groups(2013-2015)Map 1. Filled Opioids Over 90MME, Southeast Region Local HeahtDepartments, Wisconsin, 2015.

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Published

2017-05-02

How to Cite

Aksamitauskas, M., Bullard-Cawthorne, L., Diallo, O., Gibson, C., Martin, J., Miller, R., … Ziege, A. L. (2017). Wisconsin’s Novel Approach to Creating a Health Outcomes Opioid Surveillance System. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7631

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Data sources, standards, exchange, visualization, and quality