Public Health Reporting through KHIE
The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) is the public health reporting authority in Kentucky. Eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals/critical access hospitals (EH/CAHs) that wish to submit data to any of the following public health registries must do so through KHIE.
Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR)
Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) is the automated reporting of communicable diseases to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, in accordance with 902 KAR 2:020 and the Table of Reportable Diseases and Conditions in Kentucky. The benefits of ELR include improved timeliness of reports and reduction of manual errors.
Lab results for communicable diseases/notifiable conditions can be electronically reported seamlessly via electronic interface submission OR reported through KHIE's Direct Data Entry (DDE) platform.
*KHIE is onboarding to set up ELR interface connections for the electronic submission of all reportable conditions except Lead.
Case reports for communicable diseases/notifiable conditions can be reported using Direct Secure Messaging (DSM) for a seamless electronic submission OR reported through KHIE's ePartnerViewer Direct Data Entry (DDE) platform.
Electronically submit
case reports via a seamless DSM connection.
Electronic Case Reporting (eCR)
Through Direct Secure Messaging (DSM), KHIE Participants can electronically submit case reports in real time directly out of their EMR/EHR system through KHIE to the Department for Public Health.
Direct Data Entry (DDE)Direct Data Entry (DDE) is the quasi-modernization of the traditional manual entry of lab results for communicable diseases and their associated case reports. Participating healthcare organizations can utilize KHIE's online web forms to enter case reports, replacing the traditional paper-based methods and minimizing administrative reporting burdens.
Syndromic Surveillance (SS)
The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) provides a service to automate the reporting of syndromic surveillance data. KHIE is the data intermediary in Kentucky for healthcare providers seeking to electronically submit syndromic surveillance data to the CDC National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP). In Kentucky, hospitals and ambulatory healthcare organizations participate in syndromic surveillance.
Syndromic Surveillance CDC BioSense
In Kentucky, all EPs or EHs/CAHs collect syndromic surveillance data and are eligible to submit data to this registry.
Kentucky Immunization Registry (KYIR)
The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) provides a service to automate the reporting of immunization data. KHIE is the data intermediary in Kentucky for healthcare providers seeking to electronically submit immunization data to the KYIR.
In Kentucky, we strive to achieve a single source for immunization information. Through KHIE, healthcare providers can submit immunization information directly from their electronic medical record system, saving time and ensuring immunization information is timely and accurate.
Immunization Submission
Any EP or EH/CAH that administers any type of immunization (influenza, pneumococcal, HPV, chickenpox, shingles, etc.) during the EHR reporting period can submit to the immunization registry.
Immunization Query
Immunization Query allows healthcare providers the ability to look at the Kentucky Immunization Registry (KYIR) information directly from their electronic medical record system. This connection eliminates the need to navigate to the KYIR website separately and log in; therefore, more quickly informing the provider of the critical immunization information.
Any EP or EH/CAH that wants to receive immunization forecasts and histories from the public health immunization registry/immunization information system (IIS) can query the immunization registr
Clinical Data Registry Reporting
Health Information Exchange
Any EP or EH/CAH can use KHIE as a clinical data registry for Promoting Interoperability/Meaningful Use Stage 3.
Advance Directive Project
In Kentucky, any EP or EH/CAH can submit advance directive documents to the KHIE Advance Directive Project.
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