Value proposition

Module 1	Background	Unit 1 Background	Unit 2 Use case description	Unit 3 Overview of needed data exchanges	Unit 4 Value proposition
Module 2	Plan	Unit 1 Overview of planning	Unit 2 Healthcare readiness assessment	Unit 3 Public health readiness assessment	Unit 4 HL7 specification and sample eICRs
Module 3	Implement	Unit 1 Overview of implementation	Unit 2 Understanding CSTE case reporting criteria	Unit 3 Value sets	Unit 4 Healthcare recommendations	Unit 5 Public health recommendations	Unit 6 eICR parser and validator	Unit 7 Case detection logic
Module 4	Evaluate	Unit 1 Overview of evaluation	Unit 2 Template evaluation plan
Module 5	Get involved and learn more	Unit 1 PACER pilot	Unit 2 Further reading
Module 6	All toolkit downloads	Unit 1 Downloads

Why should agencies and healthcare entities put in the time and resources to implement eCR for STIs? The key benefits are as follows:

Completeness

eCR provides more complete, accurate data for action and supplements the information provided by electonic lab reporting.

Timeliness

Early detection of cases and reports of those cases to public health support earlier intervention and diminishes opportunities for further disease transmission.

Collaboration

eCR strengthens coordination between healthcare and public health. It also allows healthcare providers to leverage information they likely already have to help meet the needs of local and state public health partners.

Automation

eCR allows healthcare staff to leverage their prior EHR and other technology investments to automate tasks and eliminate the burden on patient care teams of manually reporting high-volume conditions to public health.

Influence

eCR provides an opportunity for early adopters to share ideas and influence future iterations of guidance that foster healthcare and public health data sharing.