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id: "coronavirus-smarter-crowdsourcing:strategies/Incentivize-adoption-of-standardized-process-and-o"
type: "GovLab policy strategy"
title: "Incentivize adoption of standardized process and outcome measures within jurisdictions (vertical…"
url: "https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/strategies/incentivize-adoption-of-standardized-process-and-o"
summary: "Incentivize adoption of standardized process and outcome measures within jurisdictions (vertical standardization) and across jurisdictions (horizontal standardization) through technical assistance and cost reimbursements or cost sharing. Governments should use legislative,regulatory,and budgetary means to incentivize and/or mandate the adoption of standardized metrics across jurisdictions."
source: "The GovLab (coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org)"
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# Incentivize adoption of standardized process and outcome measures within jurisdictions (vertical…

Incentivize adoption of standardized process and outcome measures within jurisdictions (vertical standardization) and across jurisdictions (horizontal standardization) through technical assistance and cost reimbursements or cost sharing. Governments should use legislative,regulatory,and budgetary means to incentivize and/or mandate the adoption of standardized metrics across jurisdictions.

- Timeframe: 3-6 Months (medium)
- Audience: Civil Society, Healthcare Providers, Government Workers, Nonprofits
- Type: Policy/Legislative/Regulatory, Data, Partnerships
- Recommendation: [Metrics](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/metrics)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. Conduct an analysis of existing regulatory and legislative mechanisms that may hinder or inhibit collecting, standardizing or reporting on a set of shared process and outcome metrics.
2. Issue temporary executive orders to enable collecting, standardizing and reporting on a set of shared process and outcome metrics while working toward a more durable and long term regulatory and legislative solution.
3. Advocate for and develop new or replacement legislation and regulations that codify collecting, standardizing and reporting on a set of shared process and outcome metrics for communicable diseases, including COVID-19.

## Examples from around the world

1. In [Germany](https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2522), the national government worked to establish standards and baselines that local administration should follow - such as a minimum of contact tracers per thousand inhabitants, and a threshold for establishing lockdowns - while state health agencies were responsible for collecting and interpreting data, based on the standards set by the national government.