Greetings RCKMS Users,
On Friday, March 28th, 2025, 17 new Birth Defect and Infant Disorder conditions from the February 2025 Content Release (Content Release 13) were added to the RCKMS Authoring Tool. Additionally, updated versions of 37 previously released conditions were made available for jurisdiction adoption.
With this release, there are now 243 conditions (93 nationally notifiable and 150 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 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 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, May 23, 2025.
Office Hours Schedule:
The Spring 2025 Office Hours Schedule is provided below:
- Thursday, April 17th @3PM ET
- Tuesday, April 29th @3PM ET
- Thursday, May 15th @3PM ET
- Tuesday, May 27th @3PM ET
Sincerely,
CSTE RCKMS Team