Overview

This website gives an overview of how COVID-19 sequencing metadata are transmitted to the Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) via Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR) and stored in one of Washington’s disease surveillance systems.

• Overview gives an overview of ELR data submitted by labs to WA DOH

• Strengths & Challenges evaluates the different reporting methods used at WA DOH for sequencing metadata

• Data Flow describes a high-level overview of how data travel from sequencing labs to surveillance system end-users

• WDRS explains where sequencing metadata live inside the Washington Disease Reporting System

• DRIVE details DRIVE processing and how KOPs are assigned to messages/MIFs

• Example Data shows the data structure of sequencing metadata submitted to WA DOH via ELR

• Federal Guidance lists recommendations from national public health organizations around sequencing ELR’s

ELR onboarding dates:

• LabCorp: September 2021
• Quest: September 2021
• Helix: October 2021
• Aegis: February 2022 (submissions ended April 2023)
• UW: January 2023
  
  

COVID Sequencing ELRs by Lab

COVID Sequencing ELRs by Lab