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The IIS Migration Toolkit guides IIS staff through transitioning to a new technology platform, or any other large-scale IIS project. Included tools touch on topics like staffing, communications, training, testing and more. This toolkit was developed by the Pub...

The IIS Operations Tools page empowers IIS staff to navigate the various processes involved in managing and maintaining the day-to-day operations of a well functioning IIS. This set of tools was developed by the Public Health Informatics Institute with input f...

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

NCQA blog article regarding improving immunization rates using 2 new 2019 HEDIS measures and the role of immunization registries as part of Electronic Clinical Data Systems

External Link | A collection of specialized tools and apps that support public health practice maintained by the Mid Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center

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...

This database contains IIS guidance documents, references for IIS-related articles published in peer-reviewed journals, and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) from 1999 to the present. Links are provided for documents produced by the CDC. This data...

eLearning | Three popular courses in one collection! This course collection builds a fundamental understanding of three essential topics for IIS staff: Data Quality, Interoperability, and HL7 Basics. Each topic includes an eLearning module (30 minutes estimate...

Journal | This Eurosurveillance issue features articles including an editorial on the importance of immunization registries, an update about the measles outbreak in Belgium, and research about the effectiveness of the varicella vaccine among others. Eurosurvei...

Report | The General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization is available. These guidelines for immunization go beyond vaccination recommendations to give providers guidelines on vaccination practice

Toolkit | This planning toolkit provides guidance on preparing to work with Medicaid on securing federal matching funds. Those funds can be used to support IIS readiness for Meaningful Use and Health Information Exchange. The toolkit includes tip sheets and wo...