Clark County Public Health has adopted the state’s new electronic death records system, replacing its century-old paper process.
The new system allows funeral directors, physicians, the Clark County Medical Examiner and local deputy registrars to use a secure website to complete and approve death records without making a trip to the county health department.
Typically, a paper record takes about 90 days to reach the state for analysis. The electronic system reduces this to about five days. The faster reporting improves communication and may be useful for real-time monitoring of health issues, such as influenza, according to local health officials.
Families will also be able to obtain death certificates for loved ones more quickly. And faster death notification helps government agencies that pay public benefits, such as the Social Security Administration, to stop payments and avoid the cost of recovering overpayments.
