@article{Dixon_Gibson_Grannis_2014, title={Estimating Increased Electronic Laboratory Reporting Volumes for Meaningful Use: Implications for the Public Health Workforce}, volume={5}, url={https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/4939}, DOI={10.5210/ojphi.v5i3.4939}, abstractNote={<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.}, number={3}, journal={Online Journal of Public Health Informatics}, author={Dixon, Brian E and Gibson, P Joseph and Grannis, Shaun J}, year={2014}, month={Jan.} }