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Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) will automate public health case reporting by automatically generating and transmitting case reports from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to public health agencies for further investigation, rather than manually reporting. The electronic case report captures critical clinical and demographic patient data not included in laboratory reports submitted to public health.

eCR builds on interoperability work begun with earlier stages of Meaningful Use (MU). The initial stage of eCR focuses on the initial case report; later stages may include a response from public health to the reporting clinician that may include outbreak information for providers, links to treatment guidelines and recommendations, and other clinically relevant information. 

NDHIN Q&A session on eCR:    Slide Deck       FAQ

Link to ND Department of Health for more information and registration of intent:  click here

Health care providers participating with the NDHIN will be able to securely access a patient’s medical history from Mayo Clinic facilities through the eHealth Exchange by using the external records search option from the NDHIN clinical portal. For detailed instructions on how to access external records from NDHIN, click here.

NDHIN received the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Outcomes-Based Certification (OBC). 

NDHIN participating healthcare providers can now securely query a patient’s medical history from both DoD and VA facilities. 

Newborn Screening Care Coordination Module.

NDHIN teamed up with the North Dakota Newborn Screening (NBS) Program to launch a new module that supports long-term follow-up services for children diagnosed with genetic and metabolic disorders. Enrollment into the program is triggered by confirmed positive results to lab tests performed at birth.  

Recommended Data Elements for Capture in the Master Patient Index (MPI).