Abstract
Orion Health Rhapsody provides a key link in public health reporting in the United States. Used in almost all States, and all tiers of public health reporting. Rhapsody offers a flexible solution that accelerate reporting and provides departments of health with fast, efficient access to public health information. Hospitals, commercial laboratories, public health departments and federal (national) systems such as those provided by the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) all rely on Rhapsody for their public health data.
Orion Health Rhapsody is used by CDC as part of their National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) to facilitate direct electronic data exchange. Rhapsody adheres to Public Health information Network (PHIN) functions and specifications, is Meaningful Use certified and has become the de-facto standard for many CDC projects.