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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 Teri Bills ·

Utah minimum data set

Hey, everyone! I know a few of you were asking about our minimum data set on the last workgroup call. I've attached a document with that minimum data set and our test suite. This is the start of our onboarding process with our reporters. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish between "are they sending us the data if they're receiving it?" vs "are they not sending the data because it's not being sent?". We know that labs can only report what they are given, which is why we use dual reporting laws from the performing lab and ordering clinician to de-duplicate and consolidate the case investigation record. So as long as the entire data set is represented at some time within the onboarding messages we receive we are willing work with the reporters on reporting content. Let us know if you have any other questions!

Teri
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Comments & Events

Angela Herbert, Informatician at Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Angela Herbert, Informatician
Thank you very much for sharing.  It was a great presentation and this information is very helpful.  

I do have a couple of f/u questions -- do you have rural hospitals (CAHs) in Utah?  Is your approach any different with the CAHs?  Do you help fund their efforts?

Thank you!  
Angela Herbert, NE DHHS
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Teri Bills Teri Bills
We do have many rural hospitals in Utah. A large portion of our population are serviced by rural hospitals. Nearly all of these hospitals have onboarded ELR feeds with UDHHS and I believe we utilized COVID funds at the beginning of the pandemic to make that happen. We have only begun to reach out to them about the validation process since COVID has slowed down. But the one major way we get them to cooperate is by letting them know that if they validate with us they can stop sending manual reports. Saving the time/personnel investment in manual reporting seems to always be the big carrot they're willing to work toward. So we haven't had a lot of difficulty in buy-in from them yet. 

We also have really solid relationships with our Utah tribal nations and we've been able to onboard ELR with nearly all of them through COVID money, as well. 

Teri
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Danny Power Danny Power
Hey Teri! 

As far as having utilized COVID funds to assist with ELR onboarding, how has that worked in the years since? Was it mostly initial setup costs, or are there yearly costs as well that you are helping cover to keep those feeds up. We are looking at doing something similar in Montana as far as helping small/rural hospitals where ELR is cost-prohibitive, but also trying to assess the long-term viability of such a program. 

Any info you can share would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Danny
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