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This webinar focused on broad modernization efforts Envision has planned for their immunization platform, WebIZ™, as well as how Envision is approaching public health technology modernization as a whole including disease and syndromic surveillance, AI, host...

AIM and AIRA co-hosted the FluMist Home Presentation for AIM and AIRA Members on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The recording has been posted to the member-only area of the AIM website. The recording is not to be shared outside of immunization program and IIS staff...

One-page overview of the launch of 2024 digital recognition badges to acknowledge IIS achievement of at least Basic Validation in one content area of the Measurement and Improvement (M&I) initiative.

On October 4, 2024, 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)

Maximizing IIS Security Strategies: This webinar focused on strategies for effectively responding to partner organization security incidents to protect IIS data, as well as strategies for leveraging third-party security audits

One-page overview of the International Vaccine Codes initiative, jointly coordinated by SYADEM and HL7 International.

With significant community input, AIRA submitted comments on the public health section of the Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) proposed rule and the IPPS Public Health Request for Information (RFI). These comments are a compilation of the input of ...

Sanofi Webinar Description: • The recent RSV season with a medical overview on health impact, a review of real-world evidence, and insights into how providers are preparing for the next season • Emerging immunization information system (IIS) best practic...

National Meeting Presentation | Evolving the IIP EHR Testing Program to Improve EHR IIS Interoperability (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without the...

National Meeting Presentation | School Enrollment and IIS Denominators: Confirmation or Contradiction? (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without the a...

National Meeting Presentation | School Vaccination Requirements Effect on Vaccine Uptake (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying or...

National Meeting Presentation | Sharing Immunization Data with Bulk FHIR Query: Approaches and Challenges (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without th...

Takeaways from the IIS Data Analyst Collaborative (IDAC) in April 2024

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...

Takeaways from the IIS Data Analyst Collaborative (IDAC) in February 2024

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

A Webinar Brought to You by Our Diamond Corporate Member, Envision Envision’s webinar on Maximizing Value Through Establishing Great IIS Contract Agreements will explore the following: • Contract terms and conditions – Including liability, insuranc...

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/...

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

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

This Standards & Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC) document contains recommendations for eligibility and funding codes for COVID-19 Bridge Access Program Vaccine, as approved by SISC on August 2, 2023.

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...

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)

National Meeting Presentation | Comparison of Data Sources to Assess School Immunization Law Impact in WA (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without th...

National Meeting Presentation | Pharmacy Vaccination for COVID-19 Lead to an Uptick in Routine Immunizations (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without...

National Meeting Presentation | The Family Educational Rights Privacy Act and Access to Student Information (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without ...

National Meeting Presentation | AIRA Technical Assistance Through the Lens of Two IIS (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral ...

National Meeting Presentation | Blast Off! Relaunching IIP EHR Immunization Capabilities Testing (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompa...

National Meeting Presentation | EHR/IIS Interoperability Benefits and Barriers: Practice Perspectives (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the ac...

National Meeting Presentation | Engaging Community Leaders in Household Reminder Postcard Campaigns (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the acco...

National Meeting Presentation | It’s All About Flow: Improving Data Quality (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral commenta...

National Meeting Presentation | Joint Development of an IIS Shared Service Layer for Immunization Gateway (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without th...

National Meeting Presentation | Sprucing Up the Front Door: Enhancing Provider Onboarding Processes/Tools (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without th...

National Meeting Presentation | Utilizing the IIS Baseline Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accomp...

In this webinar the Immunization Integration Program (IIP) highlights current and future efforts, and program strategies to improve immunization interoperability by walking through the process of how immunization interoperability challenges are identified, sel...

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...

Outlines the terms between AIRA and an IIS that participates in the community address cleansing service. This agreement must be reviewed, signed and returned to AIRA for an IIS to enroll in the program. (Please note: the attached agreement is the version that ...

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 ...

AIRA and its members strongly encourage Immunization Programs and Immunization Information Systems (IIS) to explore and, where allowed by local law and policy, adopt SMART Health Cards for providing consumer access to vaccination records

A Discovery Session webinar co-hosted by AIRA and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) to discuss efforts to support skilled nursing facilities with IIS enrollment and access. This webinar covers an overview of AHCA outreach and technical assistance eff...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding onboarding long-term care facilities

This Discovery Session is an opportunity to learn more about electronic health records (EHRs) from the experts. On this Discovery Session, AIRA is partnering with the HIMSS EHR Association to hear more about the EHR perspective and how IIS can best collaborate...

AIRA Letter and Comments on CMS Proposed Rules

A Discovery Session webinar focused on the Immunization Integration Program (IIP) Acknowledgements Workgroup's experience and ongoing efforts being done to improve data quality. This session highlights an exciting partnership between the IIP, Epic, Vanderbilt ...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding IIS to Medicaid data exchange

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

An Environmental Scan on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Expanding Immunization Information Systems for Adults in the United States

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

Select AIRA 2020 National Meeting Presentations: Learn about on bolstering the IIS end user experience

Select AIRA 2020 National Meeting Presentations: Learn about using IIS data to improve immunization rates and public health

An orientation session designed to help IIS get started with Smarty

Select AIRA 2020 National Meeting Presentations: CDC leadership shares their vision for advancing IIS together, with Q&A after the panel discussion

A national strategy for a novel COVID-19 vaccine rollout is currently being developed. In the interim, there are things that all immunization programs and immunization information systems (IIS) can do to better prepare for pandemic vaccination. This one-sheet ...

Provider organization participation and tools for provider management

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.

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 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

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

National Meeting Presentation | Ask EHR Experts About IIS & Electronic Health Records

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC's TEFCA Draft 2

This session focused on Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) and provided considerations for documentation of service performance measures across IIS and all services that support IIS.

Mary Beth Kurilo, Policy and Planning Director at AIRA, led a discussion on ONC's Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Draft 2 and AIRA's draft comments.

Webinar | An overview of the CDC Provider IIS Participation Community of Practice and sharing ideas for addressing important provider IIS participation issues including onboarding, EHR assistance, data quality, and provider training and outreach

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 increasing provider participation

Preparing your IIS for Meaningful Use Stage 3 and the use of 2015 certified EHR products is a long and complex process, but the judicious use of available tools and resources will help ease the transition. This document aims to outline some of the steps requir...

Tip sheet and report from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) offering suggestions for ob-gyns, other health care providers, and practice staff on ways to optimize immunization programs in ob-gyn practices and integrate immunizations...

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC report: Strategy on Reducing Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs

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

Release of the Address Cleansing Reintegration Guide that provides practical guidance on bringing standardized and validated addresses and geocodes back into your IIS

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

AIRA Letter and Comments on the ONC 2019 Standards Advisory

This document builds upon the previous implementation guide and provides a more in-depth exploration of address cleansing for IIS programs. The document also provides guidance for reintegrating validated and standardized addresses and geocodes back into IIS

National Meeting Presentation | Use of an IIS to Improve the Efficiency of Immunization Certificate Check

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

National Meeting Presentation | Project IMPACT Immunizations: IMProving America’s Communities Together

National Meeting Presentation | The Landscape of Interjurisdictional Exchange

National Meeting Presentation | Value of IIS Data for Monitoring Vaccination at the National Level

National Meeting Presentation | Electronic Health Record Query-Response: Building on Our Success

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

National Meeting Presentation | Assessment of the Washington State IIS School Module Rollout

National Meeting Presentation | Climbing Mountains: IIS Integration with Diverse Immunization Programs and Projects

National Meeting Presentation | Collaborations to Support Consumer Access to IIS

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

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

National Meeting Presentation | Immunization Software Evaluation – Coordinating EHRs and IIS’

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

National Meeting Presentation | Assessing Provider Use of IIS Information in Their EHR Systems

National Meeting Presentation | Creating a Path Forward for IIS Sustainability

National Meeting Presentation | IIS System Enhancements: Value of Sharing Across Projects

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

Information about AIRA's geocoding contest, which was created to incentivize participation in SmartyStreets, the no-cost address cleansing and geocoding service available to all IIS programs.

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

Mary Beth Kurilo, Policy and Planning Director at AIRA, led a discussion on ONC's draft Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), and draft AIRA comments.

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...

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Wyoming Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding the relationship between schools and child care facilities and IIS

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Wyoming Department of Health to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding the relationship between schools and child care facilities and IIS