Michigan Birth Defects Registry (MBDR) for EHs

Birth Defect Reporting and Meaningful Use for Eligible Hospitals

Eligible hospitals enrolled in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program may elect to report birth defect case information to the Michigan Birth Defects Registry, fulfilling the Public Health Objective Specialized Registry Measure.

Why Support Electronic Birth Defect Reporting?

One out of every 15 Michigan babies is born with a reportable birth defect. State birth defect surveillance programs act as the catalyst for prevention and treatment. The surveillance programs identify children with birth defects and facilitate their assessment and referral needs.

The goal of reporting is to obtain more complete and reliable reporting of birth defects, while also ensuring that surveillance data sets are representative of the entire state. Most states have legislation supporting birth defect surveillance programs, and even mandate birth defect reporting. Legislation has facilitated surveillance teams’ access to medical records on children with reportable conditions. This results in the population-based information, which is critical to research and administrative use.

Criteria for Meaningful Use Reporting

Eligible hospitals must meet the following criteria in order to select birth defect reporting as a Specialized Registry Measure.

Meaningful Use Registration to Test with the Birth Defect Registry

Eligible hospitals who meet the criteria for selecting birth defect reporting as the Specialized Registry Measure must complete a registration to submit birth defect information within 60 days of the start of the meaningful use reporting period.

Instructions for completing the registration: Registration can be completed by sending an email to MBDR.HELP@Altarum.org or calling (734) 302-5685 with intent to utilize the registry.

Once the registration is completed, an e-mail will be sent with instructions on next steps to comply with meaningful use active engagement requirements.

Contact Us for Assistance

MBDR.Help@altarum.org
734-302-5685