HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: Public Health Case Report – the Electronic Initial Case Report (eICR) Release 2, STU Release 3.1

The purpose of this implementation guide (IG) is to specify a standard for electronic submission of electronic initial public health case reports using HL7 Version 3 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Release 2 format. This implementation guide will allow healthcare providers to electronically communicate the specific data needed in initial public health case reports (required by state laws/regulations) to jurisdictional public health agencies in CDA format—an interoperable, industry-standard format.