OPHDST | Reducing Data Reporting Burden – CDC
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Snapshot of eCR coverage across the United States as of December 31, 2023
Why the effort matters:
Strengthening the core of public health data is a primary public health data goal.
When critical healthcare data are shared faster, the nation can more quickly respond to public health threats to protect health and improve lives. Use of electronic case reporting reduces the reporting burden on hospitals and healthcare providers and gets data to state, tribal, local and territorial (STLT) public health departments as fast as possible.
A 2023 PHDS milestone focused on increasing coverage of electronic case reporting among Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in order to better understand public health threats in rural communities and across the nation.
Achieving this milestone would reduce the data reporting burden for the hospitals and enable STLT public health departments and CDC programs to more quickly identify disease trends in rural communities. And it would help CAHs save money by avoiding a downward payment adjustment based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Promoting Interoperability Program rules.1
Key outcomes:
What partners are saying…
“Using eCR saved our healthcare organization almost $700,000 and 21,900 provider hours over a one-year period compared with manually reporting COVID-19 cases.” – Dr. Marcus Speaker, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Carilion Clinic
1https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/promoting-interoperability-programs
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Snapshot of eCR coverage across the United States as of December 31, 2023
Why the effort matters:
Strengthening the core of public health data is a primary public health data goal.
When critical healthcare data are shared faster, the nation can more quickly respond to public health threats to protect health and improve lives. Use of electronic case reporting reduces the reporting burden on hospitals and healthcare providers and gets data to state, tribal, local and territorial (STLT) public health departments as fast as possible.
A 2023 PHDS milestone focused on increasing coverage of electronic case reporting among Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in order to better understand public health threats in rural communities and across the nation.
Achieving this milestone would reduce the data reporting burden for the hospitals and enable STLT public health departments and CDC programs to more quickly identify disease trends in rural communities. And it would help CAHs save money by avoiding a downward payment adjustment based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Promoting Interoperability Program rules.1
Key outcomes:
What partners are saying…
“Using eCR saved our healthcare organization almost $700,000 and 21,900 provider hours over a one-year period compared with manually reporting COVID-19 cases.” – Dr. Marcus Speaker, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Carilion Clinic
1https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/promoting-interoperability-programs
This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
