Leisa Finch

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Naphsis Convention - June 2007
Leisa Finch EDR Coordinator Utah State Office of
Vital Records and Statistics
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Top Ten Things People Fear Most
Salt Lake Tribune October 7, 2005
1 Public Speaking
2 Death 3 Spiders 4 Failure 5 Being
Alone 6 Heights 7 Flying 8 The Future
9 Crime/Violence 10 Nuclear War/ Terrorist
Attack
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EDR User Buy-In
Recognizing Your MVPs
-Most Valuable Players-
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Getting To Know Utah

• Population -
• Counties -
• Local Registrars -
• Satellite Offices -
• Medical Examiners -
• Deputy Medical Examiners -
• Chief ME Investigators -
• ME Investigators -
• Physicians That Signed A Death Record -
• Physicians That Signed 12 or More Death Records -
  

2 0 0 6 S T A T S

2,615,129
29
12
10
4
24
2
60
1544
299
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Getting To Know Utah
2 0 0 6 S T A T S

• Vital Records Filed
• Marriages -
• Divorces -
• Births -
• Deaths -
• Total Vital Record Issued
• OVRS Staff - 38
• 20 - Registration Certification Team Members
• 4 - IT Programmers/Support Team Members
• 12 - Data and Statistics Team Members
• 2 - Administration Team Members

23,342
9904
54,528
14,211
160,291
By State OVRS 66,689
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EDEN Joins the EDR Major Leagues



Eden August 1, 2006
2006-07 Stats
Electronic Death Entry Network 1st Electronic
Death Record Initiated (OME) 8/01/2006 - 334
pm Certified by OME 8/01/2006 - 337
pm Signed by FD 8/02/2006 - 1104
am Registered by LHD CC Issued 8/02/2006 -
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Eden
?OVRS Trading Card?
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Utah - Lucky 13
Eden
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EDR User Buy - In
Game Winning Strategies
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Whos On First

• EDR Advisory Committee
• Chief Medical Examiner, Physicians, Utah Hospital
  Association Staff, Funeral Directors, Local
  Registrars, Public Health Directors, State OVRS
  Staff, State IT Staff.
• Group Assisted With
• Naming the EDR System
• EDR System Design and Functionality
• Design User Worksheets, DC Forms And The New
  Death Certificate Abstract
• Production Testing
• Pilot Sites
• Act as EDR Liaison With Partners and Colleagues

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Batter Up..

• Funeral Directors
• EDR Introduction Letter and EDR Interest Survey
• Presented EDR at Bi-Annual District Meetings
• UFDA Newsletter Article
• Presented Eden System at 2005 UFDA Convention
• EDR Booth at 2005, 2006 and 2007 UFDA Convention
• Annual Training Meetings
• Site Visits Pilot Sites
• Support From Medical Examiners Office

Funeral Directors
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Batter Up..
Funera Direc

• Physicians
• Booth at 2004 UMA Convention
• EDR Introduction Letter and EDR Interest Survey
  To Top 100 Physicians
• Presented The EDR Concept To Several Large
  Hospital Administration Groups
• Funeral Directors
• Site Visits

Physicians
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Batter Up..
Fu Dire

• Local Registrars
• Annual Regional Training Meetings
• Site Visits Pilot Sites
• Relationship With Local Funeral Directors And
  Physicians
• State OVRS
• Strong In House Support Team
• EDR Coordinator

Physi
LHD
OVRS
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Communicate
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• Communicate Early
• Communicate Often
• Listen
• Be Available
• Office Weekday Business Hours
• Cell Weekday After Hours
• Pager Weekends

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Recognizing Your MVPS

• Funeral Directors
• Physicians
• Medical Examiners
• Local Registrars

MVP
MVP
MVP
MVP
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Reflections

• No One Likes Change!!!
• Appreciate the differences in your EDR Users
• Learn From Experiences Of Others
• EDR All Stars
• Rose Trasatti - Naphsis HQ
• Kathi Mehuler - SD
• Bill Bolton - NH

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• Questions!
• Leisa Finch
• EDR Coordinator
• Utah Department of Health
• Office of Vital Records and Statistics