EHR Conformance Testing for Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability

Authors

  • Robert Snelick National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
  • Charlie Ishikawa International Society for Disease Surveillance, Brighton, MA, United States
  • Rebecca Zwickl International Society for Disease Surveillance, Brighton, MA, United States
  • Sheryl Taylor Booz Allen Hamilton, Vienna, VA, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5081

Abstract

This poster describes the Syndromic Surveillance Messaging Validation Suite developed collaboratively by experts from NIST, ISDS, and CDC. The poster explains the features and functions of the validation suite; describes how it is being used for Meaningful Use EHR certification testing; provides details about the test cases (including test stories, test data, and example conformant messages); and explains how using the validation suite for local implementation can enhance standard conformance and improve the quality of hospital SyS data provided to public health agencies

Author Biography

Robert Snelick, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, United States

Robert Snelick serves as the technical project lead for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Healthcare Information Technology Testing Infrastructure. He has developed numerous testing tools for the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprises (IHE), Health Level 7 (HL7), and Meaningful Use (MU) certification. Mr. Snelick serves as chair of the ONC S&I Framework Lab Results/Orders Interface validation suite and as co-chair of the HL7 Conformance and Guidance for Implementation and Testing working group.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Snelick, R., Ishikawa, C., Zwickl, R., & Taylor, S. (2014). EHR Conformance Testing for Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5081

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Oral Presentations