Greetings RCKMS Users,
On Thursday, July 30, 2026, updated versions of 22 previously released conditions were made available for jurisdiction adoption.
There are 262 conditions (94 nationally notifiable and 168 non-notifiable conditions) currently available in the tool for authoring and jurisdiction use. Please visit the Content Repository to review reporting specification Word documents and guidance documents.
Please see the in-tool release notifications in RCKMS for a summary of in-tool updates. Consolidated Release Notes are available in the Content Repository.
Important Update for Content Release 16 (RSV-Associated Mortality):
- Included in this release is a new version of the Reporting Specification for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Associated Mortality (v7.0 Release 20260626) that utilizes a NEW SNOMED Condition Code(761671000124100 | Death associated with respiratory syncytial virus infection (event)).
- To use the latest version of this condition, you will need to manually retire any previous version that is in ‘published to production’ status before publishing the latest version.
Note: You will only need to manually retire this one condition. Other conditions will automatically retire when new versions are published. Failing to retire the previous condition version before publishing the latest version may result in duplicative reportability determinations for RSV-Associated Mortality. Instructions on how to complete the retirement are posted on the home page in RCKMS.
- Potential impact on your surveillance system: When an eICR is found reportable for a condition in RCKMS, the SNOMED Condition Code is output in the Reportability Response as the Relevant Reportable Condition Value. If you use the Relevant Reportable Condition Value from the Reportability Response to triage/process eICRs, this update may impact your surveillance system. We recommend checking internally for any potential impact.
Authoring:
- Authoring in the RCKMS production environment for new versions of previously released content is now available.
- To access the new conditions, click on the ‘Add Reporting Specification’ button on the Reporting Specification landing page in RCKMS to import the new Default.
- Jurisdictions may author, edit, and update the new and updated default reporting criteria.
- Need help with Authoring? Not sure where to begin? The RCKMS team can help! Submit your request through the eCR/RCKMS shared ticketing service, and we will reach out with additional information.
- If you have additional questions about authoring or would like further assistance, please contact your jurisdiction’s Authoring Support Associate (ASA).
Content Feedback and Change Request:
- To request changes or additions to RCKMS reporting criteria, RCKMS value sets, or the RCTC to meet your jurisdiction’s reporting needs, please submit a ticket through the eCR/RCKMS shared ticketing service
- The deadline to submit any requests for changes/additions to RCKMS reporting criteria, RCKMS value sets, or RCTC to be considered for the next content release will be Friday, December 4, 2026.
Office Hours Schedule:
The Fall 2026 Office Hours Schedule is provided below:
- Session 1: Thursday, August 13th @3PM ET
- Session 2: Tuesday, August 25th @3PM ET
Sincerely,
CSTE RCKMS Team