📢 July WG Call Topics?

Hi,
We have been lucky enough to hire a Project Manager to develop and document our ELR onboarding process.  It is clear that other states have tools, resources and processes that we should be considering. 
Are there any ELR coordinators (or laboratory personnel, of course) out there who would be willing to take a look at our onboarding process and provide feedback?  It could be on a web conference or in writing...  Our PM is also willing to run a meeting with multiple ELR coordinators from multiple states.  
Thank you!
Amy

Hi Amy.  I would be willing to take a look at things and provide feedback for you.

Dave

Hi Amy, can you remind us to bring this up on the national ELR call next week? I'd love to see what you've documented as that is always a struggle especially when you are in the thick of things.

Hi David et al,
We are ready to share/present our overall flow for ELR onboarding when you are ready.  We could send it out as a PDF but would generally prefer to walk people through it as there are contextual factors that affect the flow.

Thank you for your help with this.  We'd be happy to walk through it for anyone who wants.

Nancy: We are still struggling with questions about how we will determine if a lab is sending us all reports.
Thanks-
Amy

Hi Amy,
I'd love to see you present this on the call as a draft or work in progress if you prefer? Would you be willing to do that tomorrow?

Also -- MN had presented on an EIP IT call about auditing - maybe I can get Stephanie or Sarah to bring up ont his call.

Thanks!

Hi,
Let me find out. Tomorrows call is noy on my calendar. Is it at 12:30 eastern?
Thanks

1 PM Eastern

Unfortunately we are conducting interviews during that time tomorrow. When is the next meeting?  And can we get on that agenda?  

I believe the next call would be November 1st (first Tuesday of the month). It's good with me if we put you on that agenda!

November 5 is the correct date!

Has any jurisdiction succeeded in getting an automated ELR interface out of a VA (Veterans Administration) facility?  We know the VA issued an internal mandate (attached--June 2013) that all VA facilities should comply with the reportable disease requirements within their jurisdiction.  That was in 2013 (it had a schedule expiration data of June 30 2018---not sure if it was renewed or is it in limbo???).  That directive DID NOT mandate or even mention automated ELR.  To the best of my knowledge, all of our work to engage the VA at the national level to develop a system-wide automated ELR project fell on deaf ears.  Our local VA (Omaha, Nebraska) is will to engage/discuss, and the VA lab director is VERY supportive.  It appears to be at the discretion of a local VA to undertake this.  Our local VA does report  prescriptions to our statewide prescription drug database, so there is established precedent.  I'm asking if anyone else has gotten this far or even beyond this in developing a fully automated ELR from a VA facility.

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