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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)

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 ...

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

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

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 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)

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

AIRA Letter and Comments on CMS Proposed Rules

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

An orientation session designed to help IIS get started with Smarty

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

AIRA Letter and Comments on ONC's TEFCA Draft 2

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

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

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

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