Resources for MDI Offices and IT Developers

Project Planning Tools

These resources describe key elements related to building, staffing and managing data modernization or interoperability implementation projects. In the project development and launch phase MDI offices, data sharing partners, case management system (CMS) vendors and Information Technology (IT) vendors can use these tools to create an implementation workplan and timeline.

Medical Examiner and Coroner Project Planning and Guidance

MDI offices typically begin implementation of modernization projects by addressing one of three primary data workflows. Workflow implementation tools are available for the following workflows:

Toxicology

Cremation Clearance Authorization

Electronic Death Registration Systems

Project Implementation Tools

MDI offices and Case Management System (CMS) vendors are developing and testing various data sharing solutions. Explore the Use Case and Data Flow Diagrams that have been tested and developed to date.

Use Case 1: Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS)

MDI Office to Vital Records Office

Use Case 2: Toxicology Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

MDI Office to Toxicology

Use Case 3: Other Surveillance Systems or Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP)

MDI Office to ODMAP

Use Case 4: National Violent Death Reporting or State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting Systems

National State/Violent Death Reporting System (N/SVDRS)

Use Case 5: Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)

MDI Office to OPO

Use Case 6: MDI CMS and Other Surveillance Systems, Data Systems or Public Facing Dashboards

MDI Office to Other Systems

RESOURCES FOR MDI OFFICES

COMEC WEBSITE
The Collaborating Office for Medical Examiners and Coroners (COMEC) brings together resources from across the CDC to support the work in the medical examiner and coroner community. Check out the website to see what resources may be beneficial to your organization.

MDI DATA MODERNIZATION
CDC’s goal for MDI data modernization is to move from siloed data systems to connected, resilient, adaptable and sustainable systems that can help solve problems before they happen and reduce the harm caused by the problems that do happen.

PUBLIC HEALTH INTEROPERABILITY TRAINING CATALOG
A free, single-source library of existing training resources geared toward public health and their data sharing partners on interoperability. These resources are available as webinars, toolkits, PDFs, courses and other formats and are tagged as introductory, intermediate or advanced to assist in selecting appropriate content.

RESOURCES FOR IT DEVELOPERS

MDI FHIR^®Implementation Guide
A guide for IT developers which includes the technical details and best practices to standardize MDI fields and interfaces when exchanging data between systems using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR^®) data standard.

RAVEN TEST ENVIRONMENT
The Raven platform serves as both an educational tool for MDI IT developers who are new to working with the FHIR^® standard and as a tool for testing conformance to the MDI FHIR^® Implementation Guide, including resource validation, record comparison and data exchange workflows.

RAVEN TOOLS
Raven documentation exists as a guide to help users understand the Raven mortality platform, providing both end-user manuals as well as technical documentation.

MDI FHIR IG REFERENCES
A repository of MDI data elements, data sharing practices and standards development white papers is available on GitHub, an open-source platform for developers.