‹ Home
Exported

CSTE National ELR Workgroup

Welcome to the CSTE National ELR Workgroup Basecamp! We hope you will utilize the space to share resources with colleagues, start discussion threads, and identify topics for the workgroup to tackle on future calls. All workgroup members will have the opportunity to join. Please note that you may edit your notification preferences to suit your needs (and your email inbox). If you are not already on the ELR distribution list and would like to receive call communications, please enroll using this subscription form (copy and paste in browser): https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5a91a4579952496682084796b82112e6
Becky Lampkins, Manager, Surveillance/Informatics Program at CSTEMegan Toe, CSTEScott Troppy, Surveillance Epidemiologist at MA DPHMeredith Lichtenstein, CSTEAmy Drake, NMJohn RobertsNancy Barrett, Epi 4/PH Informatics SpecialistErin Holt, TDHRita Altamore, EpidemiologistDavid DiCesareJason HallWalter Kemper, ELR Coordinator, NC DHHS Div of Public HealthJulie LuepkeCarmen Pugh, Labcorp Manager State Reporting at LabCorpTom Safranek +399 others
Posted by Neetha Mony ·

NHSN OBX17 discrepancy Archived

WA is currently validating our NHSN submitter files and came across a discrepancy in the ‘TEST__METHOD__OBX17__LITERAL’ field that other states may have faced. 

“BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card_Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc._EUA^^99ELR^^^^Vunknown” is one of the test devices/methods listed in the drop menu of the NHSN form. But in several cases, we also see “BinaxNOW COVID-19 A#^^99ELR^^^^Vunknown“.  There's also a test result note, “NTE|1|L|BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card_Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc._EUA” for both methods.

Has anyone else seen this and can explain what might be happening? We're checking if the A# is acceptable for our systems. Thank you!

Comments & Events

Bill Storm, ELR Coordinator Bill Storm, ELR Coordinator
It's now in the guidance actually for interfaces that have length restrictions in OBX-17.1, set to 20. They are requested to submit the full DI name in NTE.

Where OBX-17.1 length limits interfere with the full identification use the following approach:

OBX-17: ID NOW COVID-19_Abb#^^99ELR

Full ID for the NTE: ID NOW COVID-19_Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc._EUA

https://confluence.hl7.org/display/OO/Proposed+HHS+ELR+Submission+Guidance+using+HL7+v2+Messages
Notified 160 people
Neetha Mony Neetha Mony
Ah, thank you! I'll pass this along
Notified 160 people
Riki Merrick, Terminologist at APHL Riki Merrick, Terminologist at APHL
Netha ,
For those senders that use AIMS routing AIMS has a custom filter per PHA that truncates, if needed - sorry to not know right off the top of my head, which PHA you are with - if you tell me, I can check if the filter is set for you or not.

RIki
Notified 160 people
Neetha Mony Neetha Mony
Thanks, Riki! This is for Washington State.
Notified 160 people
Riki Merrick, Terminologist at APHL Riki Merrick, Terminologist at APHL
The filter is on - would you like me to take it off now?
Riki
Notified 160 people
Kesia Walker Kesia Walker
yes


Kesia Walker, MPH, MCHES

ELR Coordinator

LA OPH - Bureau of Infectious Diseases

Kesia.Walker@LA.GOV
Notified 160 people
Neetha Mony Neetha Mony
I think we want to keep it on. Many of my team members are unavailable right now, so we can reach out if we would like the filter off. Thank you, Riki!
Notified 160 people