Vermont Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS)
The Vermont Department of Health is developing an Electronic Death Registration System. This web-based application will allow physicians, funeral directors, and others involved in reporting deaths to enter information directly into the system, eliminating the need to coordinate signing of the certificate and delivery to a town clerk. This more timely and efficient process will benefit those awaiting the final document and its data, including survivors and public health planners. When fully implemented, the EDRS will also result in more accurate and consistent information about deaths in Vermont.
Timelines
The Health Department plans to introduce the EDRS in phases statewide during 2008 and 2009.
UPDATED! Beginning Summer 2008, all Vermont death certificates will be produced using the EDRS.
As the application begins to take shape, the EDRS staff will invite representatives of the various groups who participate in death reporting to test the application and related business practices. This includes funeral directors, physicians, town clerks, and public health programs dependent upon the information reported in death records.Contact Us
Do you have an interest in being a pilot site for testing the EDRS in Vermont?
Would you like to pre-enroll as an EDRS user?
Do you have questions about EDRS?
Contact Dawn Anderson, EDRS Outreach and Training Coordinator, for more information.
Call 802-652-2070 or email EDRS@vdh.state.vt.us.