NMDOH Readiness for Interoperability is currently in place for Electronic Case Reporting (eCR)
- Partnering Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendors must be connected to the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and their APHL Informatics Messaging Services (AIMS) Platform to begin onboarding with eCR.
- For more information and a list of EHR/Health IT Products that are ready for general healthcare organization onboarding, visit Getting Started with eCR.
The CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule establishes and enables timely access to health information and improved interoperability, which puts patients first, meets the requirement for Public Health and Clinical Data Exchange, and connects patients, providers, and payers.
For more details visit CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule (CMS-9115-F) and Calendar Year 2024 Program Requirements
- After onboarding with AIMS, registration initiated with NMDOH must be completed within 60 days after the start of the EHR reporting period and will be prioritized based on the NMDOH resources and validation for eCR Onboarding.
- Please note that additional validation may be necessary upon implementing an update to or creating a new Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT).
NMDOH laboratories and hospitals must receive data that follows the HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide:
Public Health Case Report, Release 2 STU Release 3.1 = US Realm, available at HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide.
LOINC Codes and Values
- The facility must use current LOINC values when submitting resulted test codes. Current LOINCs available at LOINC.