Public Health Reporting for Meaningful Use

The EHR Incentive Program and Meaningful Use is helping hospitals and health care providers collect and report more timely and complete data to Public Health Agencies. Eligible Professionals (EPs), Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) should use the information below to determine the availability of public health reporting systems accepting electronic data submissions from providers for Meaningful Use public health reporting under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

• I-CARE currently accepts immunization data from providers in HL7 2.3.1 (accepted for Stage 2 only) and 2.5.1 (accepted for either Stage 2 or Stage 3)
• Testing and ongoing submission of data from EPs, EHs and CAHs for Meaningful Use is underway
• Immunization Reporting: I-CARE will accept Stage 3 MU standards on/after January 1, 2017 (Bi-directional exchange QBP/RSP and capacity to receive NDC Codes using HL7 2.5.1 r1.5 plus Addendum)

• I-NEDSS currently accepts ELR data from hospital laboratories in HL7 2.5.1
• Testing and ongoing submission of data from EHs and CAHs for Meaningful Use is underway

• Illinois Department of Public Health currently accepts syndromic surveillance data from Eligible Hospitals.
• Stage 2 included Emergency department data only in HL7 2.5.1
• Stage 3 includes Emergency department, inpatient and urgent care type visits
• Illinois will accept syndromic surveillance data from EPs in an urgent care setting only.
• IDPH Syndromic Surveillance Data Element List

• IDPH will accept HL7 standard, electronic Initial Case Reports (eICR) from Eligible Hospitals and Eligible Providers (prioritized format: http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=408)/HL7 membership login may be required.
• IDPH will accept certified electronic case reports that follow the 2015 edition test methods. (https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/2015-edition-te...)
• To register intent, a provider MUST HAVE certified eCR capabilities at the time of their registration.
• To register your intent to submit eCR data to IDPH, please click here: https://redcap.dph.illinois.gov/surveys/?s=KR7KEHCLT9

• Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program

• The Illinois State Cancer Registry currently accepts cancer case information from providers using the HL7 CDA, Release 2
• Testing and ongoing submission of data from EPs for Meaningful Use is underway
• Stage 2 – as specialized registry. Stage 3 - as public health registry

Additional information regarding Stage 3: http://www.cdc.gov/ehrmeaningfuluse/

For general inquiries regarding Meaningful Use, including Stage 2 Modified Rule for 2015-2017 and Stage 3, please refer to the following Federal resources:

Contact meaningfuluse@cdc.gov for questions

CMS combined MU 2 Modifications and MU 3 Final Rule: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-25595.pdf

ONC 2015 Health IT Certification Final Rule: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-25597.pdf

For Attestation, Registration, and Meaningful Use answers.
855-MU-HELP-1
(855-684-3571)
hfs.ehrincentive@illinois.gov
Monday–Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm

EPs, EHs and CAHs must register their intent to send a submission from certified EHR technology for the appropriate surveillance systems. Registration for a public health reporting measure only needs to be completed once in Stage 2.

For specific information on submitting data to IDPH for Stage 2, including exchange standards, implementation specifications and vocabulary standards, visit the Stage 2 Meaningful Use - Detailed Public Health Objectives page.

** NEW **

• Immunization Reporting: I-CARE will accept Stage 3 MU standards on/after January 1, 2017 (Bi-directional exchange QBP/RSP and capacity to receive NDC Codes using HL7 2.5.1 r1.5 plus Addendum)

All electronic reporting must use specified exchange and vocabulary standards.

The Public Health Node supports the technical receipt, aggregation and transformation of data sent to IDPH for the purpose of collecting Meaningful Use data from hospitals and Eligible Professionals. Medical Research Analytics and Informatics Alliance is a non-profit entity that maintains the Illinois Public Health Node and serves as an agent of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

ICARE (Illinois Immunization Registry) or
ELR (Illinois Disease Surveillance System) or
ISSS (Illinois Syndromic Surveillance System) or Stacey.hoferka@illinois.gov
ISCR (Illinois State Cancer Registry)
Electronic case reporting: Stacey.hoferka@illinois.gov
For registration of intent: https://murs.illinois.gov/