The Division of Public Health (DPH) utilizes a web-based, electronic system for all vital event records in the State of Delaware. DPH is seeking a vital records registration system maintenance and third-party hosting package that can meet the requirements defined below in this RFP. This package shall include, but not be limited to, the following items: Maintain complete demographic, and medical registration of vital events that occurred in Delaware. Allow internal and external partners the ability to record vital event data, both legal and statistical. Maintain the ability to perform statistical analysis vital event data from the Delaware Vital Events Registration System for the mandated Annual Vital Statistics Report and other special reports (i.e., StatSheets). Maintain the ability to meet reporting requirements to our federal partners, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Social Security Administration, and National Death Index (NDI). Must be astute in the understanding of the vital records industry to include the relationship between the registration areas, the NCHS and the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS). Ability to maintain interface with Electronic Verification of Vital Event (EVVE) and State and Territorial Exchange of Vital Events (STEVE) through NAPHSIS. Maintain the system’s ability for data extracts/sharing. Maintain all DPH and State systems extracts/imports without interruption. Maintain ability to adhere to system changes required to meet State and Federal legislation requirements. Maintain ability to keep program up to date on current requirements through available updates. Maintain ability to implement interoperability of DelVERS with the National Vital Statistics System, electronic health record systems of hospitals, the case management system of the Division of Forensic Science and other surveillance systems. Maintain the ability to run queries in DELVERS. Maintain the ability to run revenue and activity reports for any transaction dates.
