EDENElectronic Death Entry Network

Jeff DuncanOffice of Vital Records and Statistics

Utah Department of HealthPhone: 801-538-7023

Email: jduncan@utah.govhttp://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords

October 18, 2007

Death Certificate

Permanent Legal Record

• prima facie evidence of death

• Required for: death benefits, insurance, internment

Statistical data collection

• Public health program management

• Medical and public health research

Legal Requirements

• DC must be filed with local registrar within 5 days of death

• By statute, funeral director is responsible for death registration

• Certifying physician or ME completes medical section within 72 hours from time of death

Paper Death Certificate Flow

What is electronic death registration?

• Paperless death certificates

• SSN Verification

• Electronic authentication

• Burial permit printing at funeral home

• Remote ordering of certified copies

• Electronic corrections and amendments

EDEN Development

• SSA Funding—October 2004• Advisory committee formed

• State and local vital records personnel• Funeral directors• Physicians• Chief Medical Examiner

• Development by OVRS programmers and Gold Systems, Inc.

• Production: August 1, 2006

Benefits of Eden

• Improved timeliness of data

• Higher quality data

• National Security

• Greater efficiency

• Verified Social Security numbers

EDEN Technical Specs

• Secure Internet application

• SSN verification with Social Security

• Database—MySQL on DOH Linux server

• PHP and VBScript

• 24/7 operation

EDEN Database MySQL

Funeral Director

Physician

OME

OVRS

Death Certificates

Reports

Data Requests

Federal and state Agencies

LHD

Electronic Death Certificate Flowchart

Death data goes to….

• Federal Agencies– NCHS, SSA, CPSC

• State Agencies– DOH programs, DWS, GOPB, Elections

Office

• Others– Utah Cancer, UPDB, Universities,

Researchers

Death data timeliness

0 20 40 60 80

Paper

Eden

Days after death

Registration

Record in DB

ICD10 coded