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This document suggests a prioritized path for IIS to better align with the M&I Initiative that is supported by both CDC and AIRA. The links within the document for each step will bring up Validation Reports that display IIS results. None of these steps should ...

The purpose of this guidance document is to share considerations and data sharing methods that may be helpful in facilitating the exchange of data between clinical trial sites and their respective jurisdictional IIS

The AIRA Members and Partners quarterly meeting provides important updates from AIRA and partner organizations. It is a great way to get a high-level overview of the activities going on within the IIS and immunization community

In March 2022, AIRA submitted community comments on the updated HEDIS Adult Immunization measures

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) drafted the Vaccines Federal Implementation Plan 2021–2025 as a companion document to the Vaccines National Strategic Plan 2021–2025. The OIDP invited st...

AIRA's monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

AIRA's newsletter about the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS across the country

This AIRA Discovery Session discusses a new initiative - Epidemiology Shared Services (ESS)! IIS data analysts have unique needs which are dynamic and evolving. AIRA has heard the pain points from the data analyst community and has been working on ways to addr...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding implementing text message reminders

AIRA's monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

This AIRA Discovery Session discusses important changes to the Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool (AART). These improvements will bring more clarity to how your IIS supports community standards and help IIS leadership better understand the Measurement and Impro...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding IIS read-only access

In late January 2022, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), released a discussion draft of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging N...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding missing patient-reported doses

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding the electronic signature of parents/patients as consent

AIRA's monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

The AIRA Members and Partners quarterly meeting provides important updates from AIRA and partner organizations. It is a great way to get a high-level overview of the activities going on within the IIS and immunization community

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding student vaccine exemption requests

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding data governance/data exchange usage policies

This session is a review of important resources and initiatives from 2021 and a look forward at what is coming in 2022. The webinar is an opportunity to hear about activities at AIRA and initiatives at the national level that may affect your IIS program.

Future of Personal Health article regarding the access and sharing of vaccination records

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding records correction requests

AIRA's monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

Describes the process of summarizing acknowledgement messages (ACKs) in aggregate reports produced by IIS, EHRs and third-parties. ACKs are most helpful when they are summarized, reviewed and acted upon. The information contained within acknowledgment reports ...

Summary of the IIS Measurement and Improvement process developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Workgroup (MACAW)

Overview of the three stages of the IIS Measurement and Improvement process developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Workgroup (MACAW)

AIRA's newsletter about the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS across the country

Introduction to the newly released MIROW guide, Business Continuity Planning for Immunization Information Systems Programs

The purpose of this guide is to help IIS programs develop and implement business continuity plans and management systems.

AIRA’s monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

This document serves to draw all current interjurisdictional exchange activities together to define a process and goals for administration and coordination among AIRA’s membership

The session covered key points to consider when involved in the procurement process including considerations when updating maintenance and support contractors and when acquiring new systems or services

The AIRA Members and Partners bimonthly meeting provides important updates from AIRA and partner organizations. It is a great way to get a high-level overview of the activities going on within the IIS and immunization community.

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Vermont Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding updating and managing addresses.

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Connecticut Immunization Program to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding risk assessment surveys.

AIRA’s monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Minnesota Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding the NIS-IIS Data Use Agreement (DUA).

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Minnesota Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding WIC program relations.

This Discovery Session focused on soon-to-be released guidance on Patient Status in IIS

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the North Dakota Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding out-of-state schools and IIS access.

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the North Dakota Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding using IIS for conducting text reminder/recall.

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Chicago Department of Public Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding digital opt out forms.

Webinar hosted by AIRA's Education Steering Committee providing information about the one-sheet resources, a quick explanation of how to add your logo, and ideas for promoting your IIS

This session introduced the IIS Data Saturation Guide, a recent AIRA publication focused on current methodologies for the collection of legacy data, as well as data gap monitoring and resolution processes.

AIRA’s monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Oregon Immunization Program to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding health plans using QBP to query members for HEDIS measures

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Oregon Immunization Program to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding letters confirming active engagement for Stage 3 MIPS/Promoting Interoperability

The main purpose of the guide is to bridge the gap between currently published guidance on patient status and its actual implementation by IIS. This guide offers practical guidelines for providers, public health entities, and IIS to use in implementing and man...

AIRA sent out an Information Request from AIRA's Education Steering Committee to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding promoting IIS

Series of one-sheet resources to communicate the role and value of immunization information systems (IIS) for use by the IIS community. Add your logo to this version of the one-sheet resources

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding funding to support IIS operations.

AIRA's newsletter about the progress, best practices, and accomplishments of IIS across the country

The AIRA Members and Partners bimonthly meeting provides important updates from AIRA and partner organizations. It is a great way to get a high-level overview of the activities going on within the IIS and immunization community.

National Meeting | 2019 Agenda with links to presentations

This document outlines an approach to specify preferred or contraindicated vaccine types in a response message

This document provides guidance on how to populate OBX-14 for common observation types

AIRA’s monthly recap to inform the IIS community about the latest happenings and activities within AIRA

A seven-minute video on how to view CDS results in the Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool (AART) and how view more detailed results through the integrated CDS feature within AART

A five-minute video with step-by-step instructions on how to improve your Query results in the Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool (AART) by using the NIST Immunization Test Suite

Webinar | The Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup (MACAW) held a community wide town hall meeting to introduce the proposed additional Submission measures for Assessment

A paper was published in Pediatrics comparing Washington State's IIS data to EHR data on preterm infant vaccination rates showing the early childhood vaccination status of preterm infants

National Meeting Presentation | Arizona IIS Migrated to Cloud

National Meeting Presentation | Assessing Maternal Immunization Rates by Using Responsible-Party Fields

National Meeting Presentation | CDC Immunization Quality Improvement Program: Leveraging IIS Functionality

National Meeting Presentation | Colorado's Implementation of an IIS In-Application Training Tool

National Meeting Presentation | Competencies Needed to Advance YOUR IIS so It Supports Immunization Goals

National Meeting Presentation | Connecticut's IIS Migration Project: The Real Untold Story

National Meeting Presentation | Data When the Outbreak Happens: Demonstrating Oregon's Rapid Response Tool

National Meeting Presentation | Engaging School Nurses to Raise Kindergarten Coverage Rates in the Tennessee IIS

National Meeting Presentation | Hep A and Hep B Vaccination Coverage Among High-Risk Individuals in Wisconsin

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Annual Report - Behind the Curtain

National Meeting Presentation | Improving Automation and Access Using the Vaccine Code Management Service

National Meeting Presentation | Integrating Centralized Provider Management and the IIS with Single Sign-on

National Meeting Presentation | Launching Convenience: Colorado's New Public Health Reporting Portal

National Meeting Presentation | Remind Us How to Recall: Learning Centralized IIS-Based Reminder/Recall

National Meeting Presentation | School Information Systems' Integration into IIS Using HL7

National Meeting Presentation | Stories from Integration Station: How an IIS Drives an Immunization Program

National Meeting Presentation | The Impact of Consumer Engagement During an Outbreak

National Meeting Presentation | Use of New York City's IIS in a Measles Outbreak Response, 2018-2019

National Meeting Presentation | Using an IIS to Achieve Compliance with VFC Storage and Handling Requirements

National Meeting Presentation | Using IIS for Population-Level Estimates of Immunization During Pregnancy

National Meeting Presentation | Using Michigan IIS to Explore Secondary Impact of an Adult Flu Vaccine Initiative

National Meeting Presentation | A Guide for When Things Go Wrong: MIROW Business Continuity Planning Guide

National Meeting Presentation | A Matter of Life and Death - Data Sharing Between IIS and Vital Records

National Meeting Presentation | Advances in EHR/IIS Interoperability: A 2019 Update

National Meeting Presentation | CDSi: Assessing Its Use and Forging New Directions

National Meeting Presentation | CMS Match Funding Summit and Toolkit Creation - A Collaborative Approach

National Meeting Presentation | Collaborating to Reduce Burden and Improve Value for Immunization Data

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding combinations of CVX and Reaction Code

National Meeting Presentation | Connecting Overseas Refugee Vaccination to State Immunization Registries

National Meeting Presentation | Data Quality/IIS Assessment Methodology with Electronic Registry Component

National Meeting Presentation | Delvax-Philavax Cross-Jurisdictional Exchange Project

National Meeting Presentation | Efforts to Improve Contact Information for IIS Records

National Meeting Presentation | Estimation of Immunization Coverage Rates in San Diego County's IIS 2013-18

National Meeting Presentation | Evaluating Different Methods for Calculating IIS-Based Immunization Rates

National Meeting Presentation | Evolving Approaches for Vaccination Coverage Assessment of Young Children

National Meeting Presentation | Health Information Systems' Impact on Data Quality and Use in a Global Context

National Meeting Presentation | Human Factors Implementing 2D Vaccine Barcode Scanning in Clinical Settings

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Quality Evaluation in Two Remote Island Jurisdictions