#127 ELR Open Forum 30NOV23

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Vanessa Holley, APHL

Upcoming ONC Events & News

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will be hosting their annual meeting Thursday, December 14 - Friday, December 15.

Will be opportunities for ONC to come on a future call to present.

One of the opportunities that APHL will work on collaboratively with other partner orgs is comments for USCDI+.

• Open comment period will be Dec. 5 - March 4.

• Includes specific asks around lab data exchange and electronic case reporting

• APHL will work to coordinator informational calls in beginning part of next year.

Vanessa Holley, APHL

Holiday Schedule

APHL offices will be closed Monday, December 25 - Monday, January 1, 2024.

• As usual, AIMS still functional during this time!

• If you experience any issues, you can submit a support ticket to support@aimsplatform.com

Our two bi-weekly calls in December will be canceled.

Have a Happy Holiday and New Year!

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Open Mic/Questions

What is the best contact for Quest support?

• For non-AIMS, non-transport related issues, contact the Quest support inbox at QuestPHRSupport@questdiagnostics.com

NC: Has anyone else had issues with the Labcorp 2.5.1 message, specifically TB susceptibilities?

• CA: Not an issue so much as when is Labcorp going to start sending? Understand Labcorp was testing with a few different states and would appreciate an update.

• NV is getting production 2.5.1 messages, will be moving all to 2.5.1 by program area

• APHL can follow up with Carmen with any questions.

• NV: Our understanding is that it is up to the PHA when they want to move to production for 2.5.1. Depending on the jurisdiction, there may be parallel feeds for 2.3.1. and 2.5.1 across program areas when making this transition. We needed a change in MSH 4.1 in order to differentiate between the 2.3.1 and new 2.5.1 messages coming in, all from Labcorp (e.g., new MSH 4.1 = ‘Labcorp 2.5.1’). Different program areas sending in different format currently.

• NC: All new 2.5.1 coming into test at this time, and currently experiencing a few issues with the susceptibility.

  • NV has received TB in 2.5.1, but no susceptibilities.

• Unclear if Labcorp is rolling out to all jurisdictions at some time. Can follow up directly with Carmen for an answer.

• APHL can also invite Carmen onto a future ELR Open call to check in on this progress and answer questions from the group.

NJ: Are there any updates about SOGI for HL7?

• HL7 release for SOGI is forthcoming, likely Jan 2024.

• Brooke will reach out to Joyce to checkpoint on upcoming needs to ensure NJ can receive validated SOGI ELR from AIMS once requirement in place.

NJ: Any changes to COVID ELR reporting requirements?

• Unaware of any changes, however APHL can follow-up with CDC to confirm.