Overview
Use the message mapping guides (MMGs) to send notifications about Health level 7 (HL7®), arboviral, and other notifiable conditions. Learn more about the technical assistance (TA) available to you and how to make a request.
MMG & Standards
CDC maintains message mapping guides and related artifacts for all public health reporting jurisdictions to use when implementing NNDSS HL7 case notifications.
Discover answers to commonly asked questions about message mapping guides (MMGs).
Questions and answers about implementing message mapping guides (MMGs) for HL7 case notifications to...
Implementation & Onboarding
An overview of how to implement message mapping guides (MMGs).
Learn about the roles and responsibilities of the message mapping guide (MMG) onboarding process.
Assistance for health departments submitting data to NNDSS complete the MMG pre-onboarding phase.
Discover how to complete the onboarding process for MMG implementation.
Learn about next steps and best practices for jurisdictions that have completed MMG onboarding.
Learn how to implement arboviral V.1 series HL7 case notifications.
Get the answers to frequently asked questions about message mapping guide (MMG) onboarding.
Learn about the technical assistance (TA) offered by the Data Standardization and Assistance Team.
NNDSS eSHARE is a webinar series designed to better train and educate public health jurisdictions.
Pre-Onboarding Resources
This collection of resources can help guide public health jurisdictions through HL7 case notification implementation. Resources include onboarding instructions, training webinars, and technical assistance.
Use this readiness checklist for Health Level Seven (HL7) case notification implementation.
The questions on this page help assess infrastructure for NNDSS case notifications implementation.
See a checklist of helpful documentation for Health Level Seven (HL7) case notifications.
Assistance for health departments submitting data to NNDSS complete the MMG pre-onboarding phase.
MVPS and other data systems
The Message Validation, Processing, and Provisioning System (MVPS) receives, processes, and provisions data for national notifiable diseases. The Message Evaluation and Testing Service (METS) allows jurisdictions to validate HL7 messages against required vocabulary and programmatic standards. The CDC Secure Access Management Service (SAMS) manages user access to MVPS.
The Message Validation, Processing, and Provisioning System is software that receives NNDSS data.
Learn more about the CDC Message Evaluation and Testing Service (METS) message validation service.
Access training tools for SAMS and the MVPS portal.
PHIN tools and resources
PHIN tools provide standards and facilitate secure electronic message transport.
Facilitates secure electronic message transport between public health information systems.
Provides standards-based vocabularies for public health partners in one place.
PHIN Tools and Resources increase capacity for electronic exchange of health data and information.
Additional resources
Learn about and subscribe to Case Surveillance News.
Find definitions for commonly used Technical Resource Center acronyms and abbreviations.
Disclaimer
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