Adapting EHRs for Data Collection during Infectious Disease Outbreaks

During infectious disease outbreaks, data needs shift. Providers want to see heat mapping, total case count, points of transmission and other data points that are not typically evident in an electronic health record (EHR). April Diaz, vice president of clinical services at Marquis Companies, and Vicki Nordby, nurse consultant at Marquis Companies, share about their health system's experience adapting EHR tools to meet the demands of an infectious disease outbreak.