Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) is the automated generation and transmission of case reports from the electronic health record (EHR) to public health agencies for review and action. eCR makes disease reporting from healthcare to public health faster and easier.
eCR Now: COVID-19 Electronic Case Reporting for Public Health Agencies pdf icon[PDF – 169 KB]
eCR Now is a strategic initiative that allows for rapid adoption and implementation of eCR for COVID-19. It improves COVID-19 reporting immediately, allows expansion to all reportable conditions, and features three components that make it easy to implement:
- Rapid eCR implementation through small cohort groups for provider sites that use an electronic health record (EHR) with eCR capabilities
- eCR Now Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) app that non-eCR enabled EHRs can rapidly implement to automate eCR for COVID-19
- Extension of the existing eHealth Exchange policy framework through an approved Carequality eCR implementation guide
eCR’s Value
- Enables bi-directional data exchange between healthcare providers and public health
- Provides immediate feedback from public health to healthcare about reportable conditions and possible outbreaks
- Reduces burden of manual reporting on healthcare facilities and providers and entry of information on public health agencies
- Improves completeness of reporting, including demographics that allows for expedited case investigation and contact tracing
