Meaningful Use (MU): Public Health Reporting
DC Department of Health
Who can apply
Academic
About this opportunity
Electronic case reporting (eCR) is the automated real-time exchange of case report information between electronic health records (EHRs) and public health agencies. DC Health began accepting registrations of intent for eCR from eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals in December 2020. This page serves as a declaration of readiness regarding the agency’s preparedness with respect to eCR. The District of Columbia uses the HL7 electronic initial case report (eICR) standards (R1.1 and R3.1) for electronic case reporting (eCR) and to support the new CMS Promoting Interoperability regulations for eCR. It is these standards that we will use to eventually eliminate manual reporting requirements. We also require the use of APHL AIMS and the Reportable Condition Knowledge Management System (...