TY - JOUR AU - Dixon, Brian E AU - Gibson, P Joseph AU - Grannis, Shaun J PY - 2014/01/13 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Estimating Increased Electronic Laboratory Reporting Volumes for Meaningful Use: Implications for the Public Health Workforce JF - Online Journal of Public Health Informatics JA - OJPHI VL - 5 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.5210/ojphi.v5i3.4939 UR - https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/4939 SP - AB - <p>Objective: To provide formulas for estimating notifiable disease reporting volume from ‘meaningful use’ electronic laboratory reporting (ELR).</p><p>Methods: We analyzed two years of comprehensive ELR reporting data from 15 metropolitan hospitals and laboratories. Report volumes were divided by population counts to derive generalizable estimators.</p><p>Results: Observed volume of notifiable disease reports in a metropolitan area were more than twice national averages. ELR volumes varied by institution type, bed count, and by the level of effort required of health department staff.</p>Conclusions: Health departments may experience a significant increase in notifiable disease reporting following efforts to fulfill meaningful use requirements, resulting in increases in workload that may further strain public health resources. Volume estimators provide a method for predicting ELR transaction volumes, which may support administrative planning in health departments. ER -