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. 2022 Sep 27;8(9):e35973. doi: 10.2196/35973

Table 1.

Crosswalk table to compare coverage of Human Infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus Case Report form fields and ELRa, the CCDAb, and FHIRc.

CDCd PUIe form field Covered in CCDA Covered in ELR Covered in FHIR Covered in other data sources
What is the current status of this person?

PUI: testing pendingf Yes (lab test and result information) N/Ag Yes N/A

PUI: tested negativef Yes (lab test and result information) N/A Yes N/A

Presumptive case (positive local test): confirmatory testing pending N/A N/A N/A N/A

Presumptive case (positive local test): confirmatory tested negative N/A N/A N/A N/A

Laboratory-confirmed case Yes Yes Yes N/A

Report date of PUI to CDC N/A N/A N/A N/A

Report date of case to CDC N/A N/A N/A N/A

County of residence Yes Yes Yes N/A

State of residence Yes Yes Yes N/A

Ethnicity Yes Yes Yes N/A

Race Yes Yes Yes N/A

Sex Yes Yes Yes N/A

Date of birth Yes Yes Yes N/A

Age Yes Yes Yes N/A
Was the patient hospitalized? Date? Yes N/A Yes ADTh or Census data
Was the patient admitted to the ICUi? N/A N/A Yes ADT or Census data
Did the patient receive mechanical ventilation (MV) or intubation? Days of MV? N/A N/A N/A Custom report
Did the patient receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)? N/A N/A N/A Custom report
Did the patient die as a result of this illness? Date? Yes N/A Yes ADT
Date of first positive specimen collection Yes Yes Yes N/A
Did the patient develop pneumonia? Yes N/A Yes N/A
Did the patient have acute respiratory distress syndrome? Yes N/A Yes N/A
Did the patient have another diagnosis/etiology for their illness? N/A N/A N/A N/A
Did the patient have an abnormal chest X-ray? N/A N/A Yesf N/A
Symptoms present during course of illness: (symptomatic/asymptomatic/unknown) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Symptom onset date N/A N/A N/A N/A
Symptom resolution date N/A N/A N/A N/A
Is the patient a health care worker in the United States? N/A N/A N/A N/A
Does the patient have a history of being in a health care facility (as a patient worker or visitor) in China? N/A N/A N/A N/A
In the 14 days prior to illness onset, did the patient have any of the following exposures (check all that apply)?

Travel to Wuhan N/A N/A N/A N/A

Travel to Hubei N/A N/A N/A N/A

Travel to mainland China/other non-US country N/A N/A N/A N/A

Community contact with another lab-confirmed COVID-19 case N/A N/A N/A N/A

Any health care contact with another lab-confirmed COVID-19 case (patient/visitor/health care worker [HCW]) N/A N/A N/A N/A

Exposure to a cluster of patients with severe acute lower respiratory distress of unknown etiology N/A N/A N/A N/A

Household contact with another lab- confirmed COVID-19 case N/A N/A N/A N/A

Animal exposure N/A N/A N/A N/A

If the patient had contact with another COVID-19 case, was this person a US case? N/A N/A N/A N/A
Under what process was the PUI or case first identified (check all that apply)?

Clinical evaluation leading to PUI determination N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Contact tracing of the patient N/A N/A N/A N/A

Routine surveillance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Epidemic Information Exchange (EpiX) notification of travelers, if checked N/A N/A N/A N/A

Unknown N/A N/A N/A N/A

Other (specify) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Symptoms

Fever >100.4°F (38°C) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Subjective fever (felt feverish) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Chills N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Muscle aches (myalgia) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Runny nose (rhinorrhea) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Sore throat N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Cough (new onset or worsening of chronic cough) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Nausea or vomiting N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Headache N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Abdominal pain N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Diarrhea (≥3 loose/looser-than-normal stools/24-hour period) N/A N/A Yesf N/A

Other N/A N/A
N/A
Pre-existing medical conditions

Chronic lung disease (asthma/emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]) Yes N/A Yes N/A

Diabetes mellitus Yes N/A Yes N/A

Cardiovascular disease Yes N/A Yes N/A

Chronic renal disease Yes N/A Yes N/A

Chronic liver disease Yes N/A Yes N/A

Immunocompromised condition Yes N/A Yes N/A

Neurologic/neurodevelopmental intellectual disability Yes N/A Yes N/A

Other chronic diseases Yes N/A Yes N/A

If female, currently pregnant N/A N/A N/A N/A

Current smoker Yes N/A Yes N/A

Former smoker Yes N/A Yes N/A

Respiratory diagnostic testing test (respiratory virus testing panel information) Yes N/A Yes N/A
Specimens for COVID-19 testing

Nasopharyngeal swab/oropharyngeal swab/sputum/other (specify) N/A N/A N/A N/A

aELR: electronic laboratory reporting.

bCCDA: consolidated clinical document architecture.

cFHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources.

dCDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ePUI: Person Under Investigation.

fIf notes are shared through FHIR.

gN/A: not applicable.

hADT: admission, discharge, and transfer.

iICU: intensive care unit.