National Data Source:

External Cause of Injury Survey, American Public Health Association.

State Data Source:

Not identified.

Healthy People 2000 Objective:

Not applicable.

Measure:

Number.

Baseline:

12 (1998).

Numerator:

Number of States and the District of Columbia that “routinely collect” ICD-9-CM external cause of injury codes in their statewide hospital emergency department data system.

Denominator:

Not applicable.

Population Targeted:

Not applicable.

Questions Used To Obtain the National Data:

From the 1998 How States Are Collecting and Using Cause of Injury Data Survey:

-- Are ICD-9-CM E-coded data routinely collected in the statewide hospital emergency department data system?

Expected Periodicity:

Periodic.

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