Alameda County Public Health Reporting and Meaningful Use
MANDATORY PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING
The Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) Division of Communicable Disease Control & Prevention responds to reports of communicable diseases in Alameda County.
Physicians and health care providers are legally required by Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations to report suspected, lab-confirmed, and clinical diagnoses of specific diseases and conditions within specified time frames to the client’s county of residence.
Disease Reporting and Control Web page
Email: AcuteCD@acgov.org
ALAMEDA MEANINGFUL USE CAPABILITY
For providers reporting on Immunizations and reportable diseases, please submit electronically to CAIR and CalREDIE.
Letters of exemptions, acknowledgement of active engagement and confirmation of successful data submission can be obtained by emailing acmeaningfuluse@acgov.org
Meaningful Use in Alameda CountyStage 2 and 3 Meaningful Use 2014 Edition, 2015 Edition and 2015-2017 Edition |
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Public Health Data |
Readiness - and Data Standards |
Process for Data submission - Attestation |
| Immunization Reporting |
YES - Providers to use guidelines and companion implementation guides provided by CAIR. |
1. For questions or exemption letters email: acmeaningfuluse@acgov.org 2. Submit data to Health Information Exchange Gateway - CAIR. |
| Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR)
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YES - Providers to use guidelines and companion implementation guides provided by CalREDIE. |
1. For questions or exemption letters email: acmeaningfuluse@acgov.org 2. Submit data to Health Information Exchange Gateway - CalREDIE. |
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Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) |
YES - Providers to use guidelines and companion implementation guides provided by CalREDIE. |
1. For questions or exemption letters email: acmeaningfuluse@acgov.org 2. Register intent to submit data to CalREDIE. |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting |
NO - |
1. For questions or exemption letters email: acmeaningfuluse@acgov.org |
| Specialized Registries – Other |
NO - Providers to use guidelines and companion implementation guides provided by HIE Gateway. |
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| Specialized Registries – Cancer Case Reporting |
YES – Providers to use guidelines and companion implementation guides provided by Health Information Exchange Gateway: |
1. Register at Health Information Exchange Gateway: 2. Submit data to Health Information Exchange Gateway. |
| Genetic Disease Screening Program |
Enrolling with GDSP does not currently meet specific Meaningful Use measure/criteria. If you are a Perinatal Licensed Health Facility and would like to receive Newborn Screening test results electronically, please visit the CDPH HIE Gateway registration portal to enroll in GDSP HIE. https://hie.cdph.ca.gov/genetic-disease-screening-program.html |
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| California Parkinson’s Disease Registry |
YES – Providers to use guidelines provided by the California Parkinson’s Disease Registry (CPDR), a statewide population-based registry that will be used to measure the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease. |
1. Register at Health Information Exchange Gateway: 2. Submit data to Health Information Exchange Gateway. |