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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...

A Pandemic Success Story: Distribution and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines

A Pandemic Success Story: Distribution and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines

Issued on October 13, 2022 by Journal of Public Health Management & Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense hardship and suffering across our nation. It continues to test the capacity and resilience of the US public health system and has put great personal and physical strain on the public health workforce. The development of...

Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Call to Action for Clinicians on Immunization Information Systems

Annals of Internal Medicine article regarding a call to action for clinicians on IIS in preparation for COVID-19 vaccination

IIS Migration Toolkit

IIS Migration Toolkit

Issued on September 22, 2020 by PHII

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...

IIS Operations Tools

IIS Operations Tools

Issued on September 22, 2020 by PHII

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...

Introduction to Clinical Decision Support

Introduction to Clinical Decision Support

Issued on September 3, 2019 by 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

Query Assessment and How to Improve

Query Assessment and How to Improve

Issued on September 3, 2019 by AIRA

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

Special for University of Nebraska Medical Center regarding adolescents coming down with preventable diseases that they should be protected against

'Measles is the most contagious disease in world'

Issued on January 29, 2019 by KOIN 6 News Staff

News article from KOIN 6 News regarding the contagiousness of measles

Research Reads: Improving Immunization Rates Through Technology

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

Tools and Apps That Support Public Health Practice

Tools and Apps That Support Public Health Practice

Issued on March 23, 2018 by Mid Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center

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

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...

How Using Bi-Directional State Registry Data Changes Immunization Rates

Issued on July 19, 2017 by Scientific Technologies Corporation

Article | This study found a 40% increase in additional vaccinations given at the time of flu shots when pharmacists had access to IIS data

IIS Publications Searchable Database

IIS Publications Searchable Database

Issued on July 13, 2017 by CDC

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...

Eurosurveillance: Special Issue on IIS

Eurosurveillance: Special Issue on IIS

Issued on April 27, 2017 by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

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...

General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization

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

SOAP Transition Strategies

SOAP Transition Strategies

Issued on March 14, 2017 by AIRA

Video | SOAP Transition Strategies: Building the Bridge to Success (9:49)

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)

Toolkit for Preparing to Access CMS 90-10 Funding for Public Health

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...

IIS Workforce Sample Role Descriptions

Issued on March 15, 2016 by PHII

Role descriptions meant to offer sample language and a comprehensive list of potential desired responsibilities with corresponding knowledge, skills and abilities

Article | Lessons learned from three pharmacy case studies about the potential benefit of IIS to both the pharmacy and public health

Low Adult Vaccination Rates Pose Health Risk

Issued on September 30, 2015 by UBM Medica Network, LLC

New Article | Announcement for the launch of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) supported by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Immunization clinical decision support (CDS), more commonly referred to as evaluation and forecasting, is an automated process that determines the recommended immunizations needed for a patient and delivers these recommendations to the healthcare provider.The ...

Immunization Information Systems Patient-Level Deduplication Best Practices

Document | This resource is designed to be read by programmatic, technical, and operational experts who are involved in creating or maintaining an IIS. The document intends to bridge the gap between technical and program staff so they can have a mutual underst...