Greetings RCKMS Users,
On Friday, August 16, 2024, 13 new Birth Defect and Infant Disorder conditions from the June 2024 Content Release (Content Release 12) were added to the RCKMS Authoring Tool. Additionally, updated versions of 112 previously released conditions were made available for jurisdiction adoption. Updates include the addition of timeboxing, pregnancy rule updates, and updates to age-related criteria, including the addition of user defined patient age for selected conditions.
With this release, there are now 226 conditions (93 nationally notifiable and 133 non-notifiable conditions) currently available in the tool for authoring and jurisdiction use. Please visit the Content Repository to review reporting specification Word documents and guidance documents.
Please see the in-tool release notifications in RCKMS for a summary of in-tool updates. A complete list of conditions available in RCKMS and Consolidated Release Notes are available here.
Authoring:
- Authoring on the RCKMS production environment for the newly released conditions and new versions of previously released content is now available.
- To access the new conditions, click on the ‘Add Reporting Specification’ button on the Reporting Specification landing page in RCKMS to import the new Default.
- Jurisdictions may author, edit, and update the new and updated default reporting criteria.
- Need help with Authoring? Not sure where to begin? The RCKMS team can help! Submit your request through the new eCR/RCKMS shared ticketing service, and we will reach out with additional information.
- If you have additional questions about authoring or would like further assistance, please contact your jurisdiction’s Authoring Support Associate (ASA).
Content Feedback and Change Request:
- To request changes or additions to RCKMS reporting criteria, RCKMS value sets, or the RCTC to meet your jurisdiction’s reporting needs, please submit a ticket through the new eCR/RCKMS shared ticketing service
- The deadline to submit any requests for changes/additions to RCKMS reporting criteria, RCKMS value sets, or RCTC to be considered for the next content release is Friday, December 6, 2024.
Office Hours Schedule:
The Fall 2024 Office Hours Schedule is provided below*:
- Tuesday, September 10th @3PM ET
- Thursday, September 26th @3PM ET
- Tuesday, October 8th @3PM ET
- Thursday, October 24th @3PM ET
*Please note: the recording from the August 13th Training Session on User-Defined Patient Age can be found on the RCKMS website.
Sincerely,
CSTE RCKMS Team