Capability
Transmission to Public Health Agencies – Syndromic Surveillance
Description of Capability
- This functionally enables the EHR to electronically create syndrome-based public health surveillance information for electronic transmission in accordance with HL7 PHIN Messaging standard for Syndromic Surveillance.
Cost and Fees
Types of costs or fees that a user may be required to pay to purchase, license, implement, maintain, upgrade, use, or otherwise enable and support the use of the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in connection with the data generated in the course using the capability.
Cost and Fees:
Clients are required to subscribe to a Monthly Provider License of Freedom | PM | EHR | ERX in order to possess the 2015 certified EHR technology capabilities. Provider licenses are charged on a per provider basis for (Full-Time / Part-Time) providers. Use of the following relied upon 3rd Party services is included in the monthly provider license subscription:
- DrFirst Rcopia
- EBSCO Patient Education Reference Center (PERC)
- EBSCO Dynamed
- IMO Procedure, Problem
- Medline Plus
- EMR Direct
Monthly Fee:
- Monthly Provider License Fee (Full-Time / Part-Time)
One-Time Implementation & Setup Fee:
- Public Health Agency Interface Fee
Annual Maintenance Fee:
- Included with Monthly Provider License Fee
Contractual Limitations
Limitations of a contractual nature (including developer policies and other business practices) that a user may encounter in the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in the connection with the data generated in the course of using the capability.
Contractual Limitations:
Should a provider wish to establish an interface connection with a third-party public health agency, the provider must submit an interface request identifying the third-party public health agency along with contact information for the public health agency. CCC will establish, maintain, and support technology to manage the connection. CCC will make every effort in good faith to establish such connectivity within a reasonable time frame. However, we do not warrant that CCC will be able to establish agreements and required connections with all third-party public health agencies.
Technical or Practical Limitations
Limitations of a technical or practical nature that a user may encounter that could prevent or impair the successful implementation, configuration, maintenance, support, or use of the capability -OR- prevent or limit the use, exchange, or portability of any data generated in the course of using the capability.
Technical Limitations:
- None
Practical Limitations:
- The certified EHR interacts with public health agencies to send syndromic surveillance data.
- Providers wishing to interface with public health agencies must notify our customer service department to request an interface with their public health agency preference.
- Public health agencies must support receiving syndromic surveillance data from ambulatory providers.
- Please allow sufficient time to complete the interface setup and testing. This is typically 90 – 120 days from notification but varies by public health agency.