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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...

Webinar | This session provided guidance on completing IIS Business Plans in 2015. A recording of this webinar and accompanying slides including an example of the New York City 2014 CIR Business Plan are provided

Webinar | This session provided guidance for drafting and using IIS Business Plans. A CDC representative discussed areas for inclusion in 2016 Business Plans. The IIS Director from New York City also discussed how the NYC CIR team uses their Business Plan inte...

Webinar | This session provided guidance for drafting and using IIS Business Plans and featured a presentation from Beth Cox (CDC)

Discovery Session to hear from AIRA members and partners about the initial “lessons learned” from the first weeks of the COVID-19 vaccine response

Demonstration of the new IIS Dashboard

This session focused on IIS data use, and included presentations from Oregon and North Dakota, two states participating in CDC’s Sentinel Site project

Webinar | Speakers from Wisconsin and Oregon highlighted different ways IIS data can be used by immunization programs and others. Topics included using IIS data to estimate Tdap effectiveness for preventing pertussis and to assess teen vaccination rates

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

Webinar | Representatives from AIRA and Michigan provided an overview about considerations for high-priority intra-agency partnerships and shared experiences in creating partnerships between the IIS and vital records, WIC, Medicaid, newborn screening and other...

Webinar | This session featured presentations from Oregon, Kentucky and Tennessee on lessons learned from IIS platform transitions

Webinar | In this session, a representative from HPE reviewed the User Acceptance Testing process, and a representative from OR shared some state-level experience with setting up systems to track bugs, bug fixes and enhancements

Webinar focused on the IIS/NIS (National Immunization Survey) Match Project

During this Discovery Session, presenters discussed the the 2024 Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR). This annual assessment captures key insights from all 64 immunization program awardees, covering the 50 states, five major cities, D.C., an...

During this session, you'll hear about Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR). Presentations include: • Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR) from Terence Ng and Lauren Shaw, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

AIRA Discovery Session reviewing the 2022 Immunization Information Systems Annual Report (IISAR). The IISAR is available on the awardee SharePoint site. For more information about the IISAR, please contact Terence Ng or Lauren Shaw

This session introduced the IIS Data Saturation Guide, a recent AIRA publication focused on current methodologies for the collection of legacy data, as well as data gap monitoring and resolution processes.

During this session, you'll hear about how jurisdictions are improving IIS data quality. Presentations include: • Patient Matching and Data at Rest (DAR) Refresher from Eric Larson and Assiatou Diallo, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) • ...

During this session, you'll hear about AIRA's recently released resources and guides. Presentation includes: • Immunization Integration Program (IIP) from Sabrina Matlock, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) • Data Validation Pilot Project�...

During the session, presenters discussed immunization data exchange after 20 million immunization messages were exchanged. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been exchanging, tracking, and analyzing immunization messages to understand the reasons b...

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...

During this Discovery Session, CDC will provide an overview of the immunization surveillance landscape and its support of CDC’s data modernization efforts. Attendees will learn about the IZ Gateway’s IIS-to-CDC use case, and the progress made by participat...

Webinar | Speakers from AIRA and Michigan discussed how to develop and maintain key IIS policies

Webinar | This session featured Jim Daniel from ONC who provided an overview and introduction to Meaningful Use

Webinar | An overview of Meaningful Use from the Public Health Coordinator for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

Official launch of the Message Quality Evaluation (MQE) Tool

Introducing AIRA members to the “what, why, and how” of mindfulness as a tool for self-care that can help us manage stress, increase focus, and develop greater compassion and empathy

Webinar | At this session, representatives from the MIROW Steering Committee talked about the process for MIROW chapter development, and the release of the latest chapter: “Decrementing Inventory via Electronic Data Exchange.”

Mandy Harris, Manager for the Nevada WebIZ and incoming AIRA President Elect, along with Elaine Lowery, Public Health Consultant with AIRA and PHII shared about the recently released MIROW Guidance Document on Consolidating Demographic and Vaccination Event Re...

A Discovery Session webinar focusing on the Data at Rest (DAR) pilot project and the data quality tools available to IIS to monitor data quality by provider

During this session, presenters from the Society for Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medicine Inc. (AMDA) and AIRA discuss Moving Needles, a CDC-funded initiative to increase the connectivity between Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) EHRs and IIS

The session covered key points to consider when involved in the procurement process including considerations when updating maintenance and support contractors and when acquiring new systems or services

In collaboration with CDC, AIRA developed the OSS program, which is dedicated to supporting immunization information systems (IIS) in provider onboarding for immunization data exchange. This effort was in large part a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...

The latest updates from the Office of the National Coordinator and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer about the latest information on Promoting Interoperability and other Incentive Programs

Webinar | This AIRA Discovery Session included a presentation from Tina Scott with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Immunization Program on partnering with Medicaid and CMS to leverage 90/10 HITECH funding in your jurisdiction.

This Discovery Session focused on soon-to-be released guidance on Patient Status in IIS

Webinar | This session featured presentations from Oregon, North Carolina and STC on pharmacy participation with IIS

During this session, you'll hear about who PHII is, what they do, the support they provide to the IIS community, and how you can take your team to the next level using PHII’s resources. Presentation includes: • Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) O...

The session focused on “Getting the Most out of Your Project Management Tools and Resources” and included presentations considering project management from three different vantage points

Webinar | Representatives from Washington and North Dakota discussed the importance of provider engagement during this session

Provider organization participation and tools for provider management

Webinar | This Discovery Session provided an overview of the new Security Guidance that summarizes common IIS security issues (e.g., risk analysis and risk management) to help IIS administrators engage in security discussions with IT staff and vendors

Webinar | Therese Hoyle, Teresa Dussault and Erin Roche from the Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII), along with Jenne McKibben from the Oregon ALERT IIS, presented on the Software Development Lifecycle.

During this session, you'll hear about State Processes for Electronic Reporting to IIS. Presentation includes: • Electronic Immunization Reporting in the US: A 50-State Study from Margaret Arnesen, The Pew Charitable Trusts; Genna Cohen, Mathematica; Paul M...

In this AIRA Discovery Session you will: Learn about the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) postcard reminder/recall program. Hear from the Nevada State Immunization Program about their efforts to increase vaccination rates among racial/ethnic minori...

Discovery Session reviewing the 2020 IIS Annual Report (IISAR)

Webinar | This Discovery Session featured an epidemiologist from Colorado who shared how they use an open source forecasting tool called the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) within the Colorado IIS

This session is a review of important resources and initiatives from 2021 and a look forward at what is coming in 2022. The webinar is an opportunity to hear about activities at AIRA and initiatives at the national level that may affect your IIS program.

This AIRA Discovery Session discusses tips and tricks for writing an abstract. Come learn about the AIRA National Meeting abstract submission process and hear from members of the AIRA community as they share their how-tos for writing a strong abstract for meet...

During this session, you'll hear about Updates to the IIS Functional Standards. Presentation includes: • IIS Functional Standards Update Project from Candace Garcia, PHII; Marcey Propp, PHII; Brittany Ersery-Kemp, HLN

Webinar highlighting a new resource, Vaccine Code Set Considerations: If Only It Were Rocket Science

Vaccine credentials are a hot topic across the IIS community right now. On this AIRA Discovery Session, several experts will share some of the latest efforts being implemented and under development within the US, and key aspects to consider as IIS contemplate ...

A Discovery Session webinar focused on the programmatic aspects of vaccine credentialing solutions

A Discovery Session webinar focused on the technical aspects of vaccine credentialing solutions

New and emerging issues from AIRA's vital records partners and a glimpse into vital record exchanges in two states

Webinar | This AIRA Discovery Session focused on VTrckS and IIS, and involved an encore presentation of a stellar session from the AIRA 2017 National Meeting. Jessica Rao from NYCCIR presented on using VTrckS data for data quality, Jacy Fitzpatrick from STC pr...

Webinar | This session focused on AIRA, how the organization supports IIS and public health and what AIRA can do for you

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 ...