Table 4

Interrupted time series model regression parameters: opioid overdose emergency department (ED) visit and hospitalisation rates per 100 000 population using three different ICD-9-CM indicator definitions

StateICD-9-CM opioid overdose indicator definition†ED visit regression parametersHospitalisation regression parameters
Intercept‡Time§Transition¶TimeAfter-Transition**InterceptTimeTransitionTimeAfter-Transition
KentuckyDefinition 10.540.07*5.08*−0.021.73*0.001.56*−0.03*
Definition 20.610.07*4.99*−0.021.99*0.001.37*−0.03*
Definition 31.040.07*4.71*−0.012.79*0.000.63*−0.02
MissouriDefinition 11.59*0.02*1.38*0.05*1.59*0.001.36*−0.02*
Definition 21.66*0.02*1.33*0.05*1.76*0.001.20*−0.02*
Definition 31.89*0.02*1.10*0.05*2.26*0.000.67*−0.02*
MontanaDefinition 10.98*0.000.68*0.011.25*0.000.74*0.00
Definition 21.03*0.000.63*0.011.29*0.000.64*0.00
Definition 31.33*0.000.45*0.011.81*0.000.290.00
New MexicoDefinition 13.40*0.01*1.20*0.002.10*−0.01*1.44*−0.02*
Definition 23.49*0.01*0.840.022.30*−0.01*1.30*−0.02*
Definition 33.91*0.02*−0.060.012.95*−0.01*0.76*−0.02
NevadaDefinition 12.27*0.000.86*0.011.87*0.001.17*−0.01
Definition 22.57*0.000.75*0.012.09*0.000.92*0.00
Definition 33.06*0.000.270.012.69*−0.01*0.55*0.01
TennesseeDefinition 11.27*0.01*1.48*0.10*1.60*0.00*1.34*−0.02*
Definition 21.46*0.01*1.35*0.10*1.91*0.00*1.10*−0.02*
Definition 31.97*0.01*0.97*0.10*2.48*0.000.64*−0.02*
  • Statistically significant results are marked with * (α=0.05).

  • †ICD-9-CM all-drug overdose indicator definitions (used prior to 1 October 2015): definition 1 searched the principal/first-listed diagnosis and first-listed valid external cause fields, definition 2 searched the principal/first-listed diagnosis and all external cause fields and definition 3 searched all available fields for the presence of an included code.

  • ‡Intercept: estimated rate in January 2010.

  • §Time: average monthly change in rate (slope) from January 2010 to September 2015.

  • ¶Transition: immediate level change observed in October 2015.

  • **TimeAfterTransition: change in slope after October 2015 compared with the pretransition slope.

  • ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification.