EDEN Electronic Death Entry Network

1. EDENElectronic Death Entry Network Jeff Duncan Office of Vital Records and Statistics Utah Department of Health Phone: 801-538-7023 Email: jduncan@utah.gov http://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords October 18, 2007

2. 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

3. 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

4. Paper Death Certificate Flow

5. 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

6. 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

7. Benefits of Eden • Improved timeliness of data • Higher quality data • National Security • Greater efficiency • Verified Social Security numbers

8. EDEN Technical Specs • Secure Internet application • SSN verification with Social Security • Database—MySQL on DOH Linux server • PHP and VBScript • 24/7 operation

9. Electronic Death Certificate Flowchart Funeral Director Physician OME EDEN Database MySQL OVRS LHD Death Certificates Federal and state Agencies Reports Data Requests

10. Death data goes to…. • Federal Agencies • NCHS, SSA, CPSC • State Agencies • DOH programs, DWS, GOPB, Elections Office • Others • Utah Cancer, UPDB, Universities, Researchers

11. Death data timeliness