Electronic Health Record (EHR) Compatibility
ACOG is pleased to announce that participants with the 2017 or later versions of Cerner Maternity ® or Epic Stork® EHR systems will have access to many of the data elements necessary for participation in The Birth Registry. If you do not see your EHR system listed, please contact birthregistry@acog.org to learn more about future integration efforts.
ACOG Registry EHR Integration
We support connecting to over 130 different EHRs using either a push or pull method for extracting your clinical data. The level of data integration available varies between EHR vendors. Please contact the Birth Registry team to discuss the specific options available for your infrastructure.
- Pull Method A small Windows service is installed within your facility network and automatically extracts and transmits your clinical data to the Registry.
- Push Method Your staff or your EHR vendor extracts your clinical data into a standard format and then securely transmits it to the Registry via SFTP.
| A partial list of the EHRs we support | Pull | Push - Client Submitted | Push - Vendor Submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Systems | Y | Y | |
| Cerner | Y | Y | |
| athenahealth | Y | ||
| Allscripts | Y | Y | |
| Greenway Health | Y | Y | |
| eClinicalWorks | Y | Y | |
| NextGen Healthcare | Y | Y | |
| GE Healthcare | Y | Y | |
| plus - 130 other vendors! |
How it Works
Patient visits Birth Registry hospital facility
Clinician documents clinical data within the EHR as part of regular clinical workflow
Clinical data is extracted via automatic “pull” method OR manual “push” method into The Birth Registry by ACOG
Provider accesses dashboard with site metrics and national benchmarks