@article{Waller_Harmon_Ising_2016, title={Lessons Learned from the Transition to ICD-10-CM: Redefining Syndromic Surveillance Case Definitions for NC DETECT}, volume={8}, url={https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/6492}, DOI={10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6492}, abstractNote={<p class="p1">On October 1, 2015, all US hospitals will be required to transition from using ICD-9-CM codes to ICD-10-CM codes for billing and administrative purposes. This study describes the lessons learned from a statewide syndromic surveillance system, NC DETECT, for handling the transition. This study describes the updating of existing surveillance case definitions to ICD-10-CM, the development of new ICD-10-CM case definitions, the challenges and rewards of the transition to ICD-10-CM, and an assessment of the updated case definitions used in syndromic surveillance of emergency department data.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Online Journal of Public Health Informatics}, author={Waller, Anna E. and Harmon, Katherine J. and Ising, Amy}, year={2016}, month={Mar.} }