NHSPI_measure_metadata: 60

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60 132.0 Foundational 3.3.6 3.0 IIM Incident & Information Management 7.0 INCM Incident Management The ability to establish and maintain a unified and coordinated operational structure with processes that appropriately integrate all critical stakeholders and support the execution of core capabilities and incident objectives. This sub-domain includes the capability to direct and support an event or incident with public health or medical implications by establishing a standardized, scalable management system consistent with the National Incident Management System and coordinating activities above the field level by sharing information, developing strategy and tactics, and managing resources to assist with coordination of operations in the field. M342 State law requires healthcare facilities to report communicable diseases to a health department Prompt reporting of communicable diseases to the state or local health department is crucial to the control and prevention of disease outbreaks. State and local public health system disease surveillance and control activities are the backbone of the nation's ability to control the spread of communicable diseases. NEDSS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance (DHIS), National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) 2013 The measure does not evaluate the effectiveness of state monitoring and enforcement of reporting requirements, the timeliness or completeness of reporting, or the ability of the health departments to receive and use the reported information.