Identifying Emergency Department Symptom-Based Diagnoses with the Unified Medical Language System

Introduction: Many patients who are discharged from the emergency department (ED) with a symptom-based discharge diagnosis (SBD) have post-discharge challenges related to lack of a definitive discharge diagnosis and follow-up plan. There is no well-defined method for identifying patients with a SBD...

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Main Authors: Benjamin H. Slovis, Danielle M. McCarthy, Garrison Nord, Amanda MB Doty, Katherine Piserchia, Kristin L. Rising
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5c98v3ds