Published on in Vol 22, No 1 (2020): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/15645, first published .
The Detection of Opioid Misuse and Heroin Use From Paramedic Response Documentation: Machine Learning for Improved Surveillance

The Detection of Opioid Misuse and Heroin Use From Paramedic Response Documentation: Machine Learning for Improved Surveillance

The Detection of Opioid Misuse and Heroin Use From Paramedic Response Documentation: Machine Learning for Improved Surveillance

José Tomás Prieto   1, 1 , PhD ;   Kenneth Scott   2 , PhD ;   Dean McEwen   2 , MBA ;   Laura J Podewils   2 , PhD ;   Alia Al-Tayyib   2, 3 , PhD ;   James Robinson   4 , MA ;   David Edwards   4 , EMT-P ;   Seth Foldy   2, 3, 5 , MPH, MD ;   Judith C Shlay   2, 5 , MSPH, MD ;   Arthur J Davidson   2, 5, 6 , MSPH, MD

1 Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

2 Denver Public Health, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, United States

3 Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States

4 Denver Health Paramedics, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, United States

5 Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States

6 Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • José Tomás Prieto, PhD
  • Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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