Abstract
As syndromic surveillance reporting became an optional activity under Meaningful Use Stage 3 and incentive funds are slated to end completely in 2021, Washington State sought to protect syndromic reporting from emergency departments. As of December 2016, Washington State emergency departments had received $765,335,529.40 in incentive funding, with facilities receiving an average of three payments of $479,974.04 each.1
Considering the public health importance of syndromic surveillance reporting and the fiscal impact of mandatory reporting, the Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) sought a new statute to require reporting from all emergency departments within the state.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e62189 |
| Journal | Online Journal of Public Health Informatics |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) 2018 Annual Conference - Orlando, United States Duration: 03 Jan 2018 → … |
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- Mandating syndromic surveillance reporting from emergency departments: the Washington experience
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