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Foundational Guidance for Minimum Functionality to Improve Visibility and Access to Information from Acknowledgment Messages

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 ...

Interoperability Course Series

Issued on November 30, 2021 by AIRA

For more information on the Interoperability Training Course, contact Nathan Bunker

AIRA IIS Functional Guide Series

AIRA IIS Functional Guide Series

Issued on January 25, 2019 by AIRA

The IIS Functional Guide series is a new resource within the IIS community that defines the capabilities and requirements an IIS will need in order to enable business functions needed by their end users. The first volume of the IIS Functional Guide focuses on ...

MQE Project Tools and Documents

MQE Project Tools and Documents

Issued on September 30, 2018 by AIRA

Tools and documents to support the Message Quality Evaluation (MQE) Tool

AIRA Discovery Session: Functional Guide Volume 1: Query and Response

The first volume of the new IIS Functional Guide on Query and Response was introduced by Eric Larson, AIRA Senior Technical Project Manager and Kevin Snow, Technical Developer at Envision Technology Partners. The longer-term vision will be additional functiona...

Advanced HL7 for IIS

Advanced HL7 for IIS

Issued on January 26, 2018 by PHII

This course builds on HL7 Basics to dive deeper into how HL7 works. Learners will explore conformance, constraints, and message profiles. We'll also cover how the Implementation Guide constrains the HL7 standard, how local specifications are set up, and how co...

Data Validation Guide for the IIS Onboarding Process

This guide provides recommendations on the data validation process within onboarding. This is the first resource of a multi-year project that will look at different aspects of IIS data quality

AIRA Discovery Session: Emerging Standards

Eric Larson and Nathan Bunker from AIRA discussed new technologies, including FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), and what they mean for the IIS Community.

AIRA Discovery Session: HL7: How to Read a Message

Jane Lammers, HL7 Interface Manager with the Nevada IIS shared HL7 Basics focused on how to read an HL7 message. Nathan Bunker from AIRA also previewed more HL7 concepts for an upcoming session.

AIRA Letter and Comments on the CMS Promoting Interoperability Proposed Rules

Final AIRA Letter and Comments on the CMS Promoting Interoperability proposed rules

Interoperability Between Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) and IIS

Despite the adoption of health information technology among healthcare providers and public health support for standards-based immunization data exchange, there is a lack of interoperability between Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) EHRs and IIS. These res...

Data Entry Error Guide Template

Data Entry Error Guide Template

Issued on September 7, 2023 by Immunization Integration Program

This template is intended for use by immunization information systems (IIS) to develop a short list of errors, and ways to avoid them, that may occur when users enter data into their organization’s electronic health record/health information technology (EHR/...

Training Resources for Vaccine Data Entry Users

Training Resources for Vaccine Data Entry Users

Issued on September 7, 2023 by Immunization Integration Program

This guide lists training resources that promote best practices for data validation in the EHR prior to submission to the IIS

Top Five Strategies for Improving Immunization Data Quality at the Point of Care

Top Five Strategies for Improving Immunization Data Quality at the Point of Care

Issued on September 7, 2023 by Immunization Integration Program

This user-friendly infographic highlights five key strategies and related resources to support improving your immunization data quality and reducing rejections

IIS Orientation to Provider Onboarding: Resources Checklist

The IIS Orientation to Provider Onboarding: Resources Checklist serves as a starting point for staff who are new to an IIS onboarding role and/or are new to interoperability as it relates to immunization messaging

Assessing the Immunization Information System and Electronic Health Record Interface Accuracy for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Immunizations in the United States are given in many different settings including pharmacies, doctors’ offices, and health departments. After a vaccine is administered, the information is uploaded to an Immunization Information System (IIS), usually run by t...

AIRA Consolidated Comments on ONC's Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)

On June 20, 2023, AIRA submitted IIS community comments on ONC's latest NPRM. These comments were collected and consolidated from across the community and reviewed by AIRA's Standards and Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC)

Fundamentals of IIS: HL7 Basics

Fundamentals of IIS: HL7 Basics

Issued on January 24, 2023 by PHII

Part of the Fundamentals of IIS series, the goal of this course is to explain the key concepts of HL7 specific to IIS. Learners will explore what HL7 is, why it is used for immunization messaging, how it works, what the impacts of HL7 messaging are on IIS, and...

Monkeypox Preferred Select Codes

Monkeypox Preferred Select Codes

Issued on November 3, 2022 by AIRA

This document addresses select codes for monkeypox that are not clearly articulated in interoperability documents. These codes were approved by AIRA’s Standards and Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC, a diverse committee with broad representation from...

AIRA Discovery Session: Interoperability Course

This session is an introduction to AIRA’s Interoperability Course. This course was designed in response to community needs to support staff working on IIS interoperability topics. In this Discovery Session you will learn about the course format, hear from pa...

Fundamentals of IIS: Interoperability

Fundamentals of IIS: Interoperability

Issued on August 18, 2021 by PHII

Part of the Fundamentals of IIS series, the goal of this course is to introduce learners to key concepts related to interoperability and the responsibilities of the IIS. This course includes information about electronic health records, health information excha...

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC's USCDI V2

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC's United States Core Data for Interoperability, Version 2

COVID-19 Vaccination Response Planning

COVID-19 Vaccination Response Planning

Issued on October 27, 2020 by AIRA

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Webinar covering current response planning information and presentations from jurisdictions

Measurement & Improvement

Measurement & Improvement

Issued on September 22, 2020 by AIRA, OR

Select AIRA 2020 National Meeting Presentations: Learn about IIS community success, data at rest pilots, and Measurement and Improvement (M&I) 2020 Validation recognition If you are interested in listening to a recording of this webinar, please email info@imm...

AIRA Town Hall: Proposed Submission & Acknowledgment Validation Update

Webinar | The Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup (MACAW) held a community wide town hall meeting to discuss Acknowledgment (ACK) Processing Rules and Proposed 2021 Submission & Acknowledgment Validation including NDC Measures 15 an...

Letters Confirming Active Engagement for Stage 3 MIPS/Promoting Interoperability

Letters Confirming Active Engagement for Stage 3 MIPS/Promoting Interoperability

Issued on October 2, 2019 by AIRA

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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

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC's TEFCA Draft 2

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC's TEFCA Draft 2

AIRA Letter and Comments on the ONC Interoperability, Information Blocking and Health IT Certification Program Proposed Rules

AIRA Letter and Comments on the ONC proposed rules: 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program

AIRA Letter and Comments on the CMS Patient Access and Interoperability Proposed Rules

AIRA Letter and Comments on the CMS Patient Access and Interoperability Proposed Rules

AIRA Town Hall: ONC and CMS Proposed Rules

Webinar | AIRA held a community wide town hall meeting to discuss the draft comments on proposed rules from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medica...

Introduction to Onboarding Consensus-based Recommendations

Webinar | ESC-hosted webinar to introduce the new AIRA guide, Onboarding Consensus-Based Recommendations

IIS-EHR Interoperability Common Areas of Variability Based on Jurisdictional Law/Policy

Common areas of variability for IIS-EHR interoperability based on jurisdictional law and policy

AIRA Discovery Session: IIS Interoperability Highlights

In honor of National Health IT Week, some the innovative ways Immunization Information Systems (IIS) support Public Health and Clinical Medicine were presented

ONC 2019 Standards Advisory and AIRA Comments

AIRA Letter and Comments on the ONC 2019 Standards Advisory

Updates on Branch Strategies for Success in an Interconnected Era

National Meeting Presentation | Updates on Branch Strategies for Success in an Interconnected Era

Documentation Diaries: Minnesota’s Approach to IIS Documentation

National Meeting Presentation | Documentation Diaries: Minnesota’s Approach to IIS Documentation

Leveraging Pharmacy Partnerships to Improve Oregon's Immunization Rates

National Meeting Presentation | Leveraging Pharmacy Partnerships to Improve Oregon's Immunization Rates

Two Sides of a Coin: Interoperability from the IIS and Provider Viewpoints

National Meeting Presentation | Two Sides of a Coin: Interoperability from the IIS and Provider Viewpoints

Health Level 7 Implementation Guide: Current and Future States

National Meeting Presentation | Health Level 7 Implementation Guide: Current and Future States

Advances in EHR/IIS Interoperability by Select Immunization Programs

National Meeting Presentation | Advances in EHR/IIS Interoperability by Select Immunization Programs

New Tools and Services to Manage, Access, and Integrate Vaccine Data Standards

New Tools and Services to Manage, Access, and Integrate Vaccine Data Standards

Issued on September 11, 2018 by CDC, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

National Meeting Presentation | New Tools and Services to Manage, Access, and Integrate Vaccine Data Standards

EHR Immunization Recognition – Off to the Races

EHR Immunization Recognition – Off to the Races

Issued on September 11, 2018 by Chickasaw Health Consulting, HIMSS, Cerner, CDC

National Meeting Presentation | EHR Immunization Recognition – Off to the Races

Registry View: How EHRs can contribute to IIS Success

Registry View: How EHRs can contribute to IIS Success

Issued on September 11, 2018 by athenahealth

National Meeting Presentation | Registry View: How EHRs can contribute to IIS Success

Diverse Perspectives to Improve Oregon School Immunization Reporting

National Meeting Presentation | Diverse Perspectives to Improve Oregon School Immunization Reporting

Strategies to Improve Provider Access to US Refugee Vaccination Records

National Meeting Presentation | Strategies to Improve Provider Access to US Refugee Vaccination Records

Partnering for Data Quality

Partnering for Data Quality

Issued on August 31, 2018 by OR

National Meeting Presentation | Partnering for Data Quality

Data Quality Enhancement

Data Quality Enhancement

Issued on August 31, 2018 by TX

National Meeting Presentation | Data Quality Enhancement

Improved Business Workflow for Onboarding Providers

National Meeting Presentation | Improved Business Workflow for Onboarding Providers

Data Exchange Dashboard Makes Onboarding Easier and Data Quality Better

National Meeting Presentation | Data Exchange Dashboard Makes Onboarding Easier and Data Quality Better

Cutting the Queue: Colorado’s Continual Onboarding Process Improvements

National Meeting Presentation | Cutting the Queue: Colorado’s Continual Onboarding Process Improvements

AIRA Town Hall: CMS Quality Payment Plan and Promoting Interoperability Proposed Rule

Webinar | AIRA held a community wide town hall meeting to discuss the draft comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Plan (QPP) and Promoting Interoperability proposed rule

AIRA Town Hall: CMS Promoting Interoperability Proposed Rules

Webinar | AIRA held a community wide town hall meeting to discuss on the draft comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule

IIS Joint Development and Implementation Message Quality Evaluation Tool Business Case

Draft business case for the IIS Joint Development and Implementation (JDI) Message Quality Evaluation (MQE) tool

IIS Joint Development and Implementation Message Quality Evaluation Tool Overview and Functional Requirements

Draft overview and functional requirements for the IIS Joint Development and Implementation (JDI) Message Quality Evaluation (MQE) tool

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC’s Draft Trusted Exchange Framework

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC’s DRAFT Trusted Exchange Framework

Introduction to the Message Quality Evaluation Tool and Project

The Joint Development and Implementation Initiative held an introductory webinar to engage interested community members in the development of the Message Quality Evaluation Tool, an open source, community-developed tool to assess message quality for incoming H...

Progress, Successes: IIS Measurement and Improvement

This document highlights the progress and successes of IIS found through an independent, third party method of IIS evaluation, where AIRA partnered with the National Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST) and the Measurement for Assessment and Certificati...

Roundtables: Meaningful Use, MIPS & MACRA

National Meeting Presentation | Roundtables: Meaningful Use, MIPS & MACRA

SOAP WSDL 101

SOAP WSDL 101

Issued on March 14, 2017 by AIRA

Video | SOAP WSDL 101: Understanding the Key to Interoperability (3:59 min)