Disease Surveillance Modernization Project (MEDSS)

How it works

What is MEDSS?

An integrated and shared disease surveillance system for the public health in Minnesota– Improve reporting through standardized

electronic exchange– Improve monitoring and analyses of data– Improve responses to outbreaks, incidents and

trends in disease– Improve reporting to CDC

Why do we need a new system?

Currently MDH reports and tracks over 50 diseases in different systems

These isolated systems:– Are inefficient and costly– Require duplicated data-entry– Cause duplication of data/cases– Makes it hard to analyze and see trends– Are not compliant with new CDC requirements

Isolated Systems (current view)

Disease B and C

Disease D

Disease A

NETSS

CDC

MDH Program B

MDH Program B

MDH Program A

MDH Program C

Field Epi

LPH B

LPH B

LPH A

LPH B

Bluecard

ICP

Integrated System

MEDSS allows each program area, both internal and external partners, to use the system to report cases

MEDSS aids in two–way communication and tracking

MEDSS will send the report to CDC, instead of multiple reports from different systems in different formats

Integrated and Shared System (goal)

CDC

MDH Program D

MDH Program B

MDH Program B

MDH Program C

Field Epi

LPH B

LPH B

LPH B

ICP A

ICP

MDH Program A

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LPH A

MEDSS

How this works Electronically

Electronic lab reports are sent to MEDSS

MEDSS creates a new case or adds lab report to existing person

System notifies users of new caseCase is reviewed, modified or marked

complete and electronically sent to CDC

Laboratories LIMS systems

Provider, hospitalEMR System

ELR Case information

Investigations

Case management

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Future implementation

How this works Manual entry

MDH receives a fax or yellow card from local public health or a health care provider

MDH creates a new caseCases can be shared and linked to

spot outbreaks and track locationsCase is reviewed, modified or marked

complete and electronically sent to CDC

Changes

Electronic way to receive reports from providers and labs

Secure web interface where you can login to:– Create new case reports– See ‘own’ reports/cases– Add information about cases and outbreaks– Run reports (case counts, overviews etc)– Print case information– Get a quick overview of the current situation etc

Two way communication with systems at LPH (if needed)

Questions?

MN Dept of Health

Health.MEDSS@state.mn.us