1. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Leisa Finch EDR Coordinator Utah State Office of Vital Records and Statistics Naphsis Convention - June 2007

2. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 #2Death #3Spiders #4Failure #5Being Alone #6Heights #7Flying #8The Future #9Crime/Violence #10Nuclear War/ Terrorist Attack Top Ten Things People Fear Most Salt Lake Tribune October 7, 2005 #1 Public Speaking

3. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 EDR User Buy-In Recognizing Your MVPs

4. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Getting To Know – Utah Population - Counties - Local Registrars - Satellite Offices - Medical Examiners - Deputy Medical Examiners - Chief ME Investigators - ME Investigators - Physicians That Signed A Death Record - Physicians That Signed 12 or More Death Records - 2006STATS2006STATS 2,615,129 29 12 10 4 24 2 60 1544 299

5. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Getting To Know – Utah Vital Records Filed Marriages - Divorces - Births - Deaths - Total Vital Record Issued OVRS Staff - 38 20 - Registration & Certification Team Members 4 - IT Programmers/Support Team Members 12 - Data and Statistics Team Members 2 - Administration Team Members 23,342 9904 54,528 14,211 2006STATS2006STATS – 160,291 By State OVRS – 66,689

6. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Eden – August 1, 2006 EDEN Joins the EDR Major Leagues E lectronic D eath E ntry N etwork 1st Electronic Death Record Initiated (OME)8/01/2006 - 3:34 pm Certified by OME8/01/2006 - 3:37 pm Signed by FD8/02/2006 - 11:04 am Registered by LHD – CC Issued8/02/2006 - 11:39 am 2006-07 Stats Eden Stats May 31, 2007 Total Records in Database12160 Registered Death Records10329 All Electronic Records4545 – 44% Eden Users Physicians 298 Funeral Homes 85 Funeral Home Staff 337  OVRS Trading Card  Eden

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8. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 EDR User Buy - In Game Winning Strategies

9. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Who’s On First…… EDR Advisory Committee  Chief Medical Examiner, Physicians, Utah Hospital Association Staff, Funeral Directors, Local Registrars, Public Health Directors, State OVRS Staff, State IT Staff. Group Assisted With:  Naming the EDR System  EDR System Design and Functionality  Design User Worksheets, DC Forms And The New Death Certificate Abstract  Production Testing  Pilot Sites  Act as EDR Liaison With Partners and Colleagues  

10. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Batter Up….. Funeral Directors  EDR Introduction Letter and EDR Interest Survey  Presented EDR at Bi-Annual District Meetings  UFDA Newsletter Article  Presented Eden System at 2005 UFDA Convention  EDR Booth at 2005, 2006 and 2007 UFDA Convention  Annual Training Meetings  Site Visits – Pilot Sites  Support From Medical Examiners Office    Funeral Directors

11. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Batter Up….. Physicians  Booth at 2004 UMA Convention  EDR Introduction Letter and EDR Interest Survey To Top 100 Physicians  Presented The EDR Concept To Several Large Hospital Administration Groups  Funeral Directors  Site Visits  Physicians Funera Direc

12. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Batter Up….. Local Registrars  Annual Regional Training Meetings  Site Visits – Pilot Sites  Relationship With Local Funeral Directors And Physicians State OVRS  Strong In House Support Team  EDR Coordinator LHD Fu Dire Physi OVRS

13. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Communicate  Communicate Early  Communicate Often  Listen  Be Available  Office # – Weekday Business Hours  Cell # – Weekday After Hours  Pager # – Weekends 1 #

14. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Recognizing Your MVPS  Funeral Directors  Physicians  Medical Examiners  Local Registrars MVP

15. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007  No One Likes Change!!!  Appreciate the differences in your EDR Users  Learn From Experiences Of Others EDR All Stars:  Rose Trasatti - Naphsis HQ  Kathi Mehuler - SD  Bill Bolton - NH Reflections

16. The NAPHSIS/NCHS Collaboration Past Successes and Future Challenges Salt Lake City, UT June 3 rd – 7 th, 2007 Questions! Leisa Finch EDR Coordinator Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics