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CDC's comment on behalf of CSTE for USCDI v4
CSTE agrees with CDC's recommendation for this data element.
Information on a person who participates or is expected to participate in the care of a patient.
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CSTE agrees with CDC's recommendation for this data element.
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CDC continues to recommend inclusion of this high priority data element in USCDI v4
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CSTE is supportive of Care Team Provider NPI being included in v3. This information assists public health departments in identifying who to contact at the healthcare facilities for further information about the patient during case and outbreak investigations (receiving care provider name is often insufficient given common names and missing or erroneous contact information for the provider).
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CDC's comment on behalf of CSTE for USCDI v5
CSTE agrees with CDC's recommendation for this data element. Often provider name and contact information are missing from reports received by public health. Depending on the urgency of a reported case it can be critical for public health staff to be able to quickly identify and reach the medical provider to investigate a case or outbreak of disease, particularly infectious diseases, and having an identifier such as NPI can be extremely helpful in achieving this during emergencies.