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APHL 2018 Annual Meeting Poster Abstracts

Incorporation of Non-Influenza Respiratory Virus Detections from the Public Health Laboratory Interoperability Project into the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System

( complete abstract in Infectious Disease, p. 64) national trends discovered from the last assessment and issue a call for participation in 2018.

Presenter: Rachel Shepherd, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Phone: 240.485.2796, Email: rachel. shepherd @ aphl. org

Playing with Building Blocks: The Newborn Screening Health IT Implementation Guide and Toolkit

( complete abstract in Newborn Screening, p. 81)

Designing Reusable and Scalable Options for Public Health Data Exchange

J. Park 1, R. Byres 1, N. Raketich 1, M. Kourbage 1, L. Carlton 2, Davis Sanderson 2; 1 J Michael Consulting, LLC, 2 Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD

The NNDSS Modernization Initiative( NMI) Technical Assistance( TA) Team developed a configurable Rhapsody route template to facilitate Public Health Agencies’( PHAs) implementation of HL7 case notification messages to the CDC. Mapping jurisdiction-specific data codes and formats to national standards is a challenge common to any data exchange implementation. Integration engines, such as Rhapsody and Mirth, provide a technical solution to this challenge, but require time and expertise to configure. The Rhapsody template, which supports Generic v2.0 based Message Mapping Guides( MMGs) and the Arboviral v1.3 MMG, enables agencies to implement standard mapping by entering jurisdiction-specific information into a configuration table rather than writing code to map every data element. This approach reduces the need for custom code and development resources. PHAs can use the table-driven code, instructions and existing structure to develop routes that will support future HL7 message development. PHAs can extend the functionality of the routes independently by updating the custom code section of the Rhapsody template. The table-driven route presents a scalable and configurable option for implementing HL7 case notification messages with limited customization. This approach can be adapted for other public health data exchange needs.

Presenter: Jon Lipsky, J Michael Consulting LLC, Atlanta, GA, Phone 770.309.3124, Email jlipsky @ jmichael-consulting. com

Informatics Self-Assessment Tool

W. Andrews 1, R. Shepherd 2, G. Peterson 3; 1 Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Richmond, VA, 2 Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, 3 Yahara Software, Madison, WI

In 2017, nearly 30 laboratories used the Informatics Self- Assessment Tool to evaluate their capabilities and monitor their growth and needs over time. By using the data gleaned from participants, APHL has established a national aggregate and baseline for over nineteen specific and critical operational areas within the laboratory. Designed to be a collaborative exercise for laboratory personnel, Self-Assessment Tool users gain broad insight and are provided a more comprehensive view of their own laboratory’ s functionality and how they compare to others. The assessment also serves as a blueprint, showcasing areas of excellence to strive for. In this poster, we will share some of the

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other … Or Is It? Why Informatics Should Lean Heavily on Lessons Learned in Disparate Industries to Create Novel Solutions

A. Vangeloff and G. Peterson, Yahara Software, Madison, WI

Background: Often when trying to solve a problem, we find ourselves looking in familiar places for the answer. But when it comes to data and Informatics surface similarities aren’ t enough. Familiar methods such as HL7 and other health informatics go-tos have drawbacks that confine data entry to certain formats and prevent access to important non-standardized data sets stored in different formats. This technological set of road blocks can keep data in silos and prevent complete and accurate reporting as well as hinder case management efforts.

Methods: A novel software framework built in C # with a WPS and React front end was modified from its original purpose to track trucking data to collect and store surveillance data from around the globe. This flexible software allowed for ingestion and normalization of various data types, creating a case management system that allow disparate data to be presented in normalized formats. In addition, because it was built for the trucking industry originally, the system was designed to adapt to large amounts of data that came from different locations, at different times, in different formats.

Results: The software solution was adapted from its original purpose in trucking to intake surveillance and healthcare data from disparate sources( CSV, REDCap, XML, PDF,. JPEG,. PNG and others), extract the data for input into SQL tables, combine the data into a case management system and display data in a unified report format. The collected reports were then used to determine the cause of death in infant mortality cases globally.

Conclusions: This project demonstrates how seemingly different problems— preventing childhood mortality and tracking trucks across the US— were solved using the same technical philosophy. We offer advice on how approaching technical puzzles from a different angle can lead to successful software projects as well as discuss the expertise, time and budget needed to implement methods such as these.

Presenter: Abbey Vangeloff, MS, Yahara Software, Madison, WI, Email: avangeloff @ yaharasoftware. com

Institutional Research

The Public Health Laboratory Systems Database( PHLSD): Moving Towards a Nationwide Public Health Laboratory Test and Equipment Directory

J. Rosalez, B. Su and A. Wright, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD

Objective: Provide public health laboratory( PHL) stakeholders with an update on the progress of the Public Health Laboratory

Informatics / Institutional Research