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National Meeting Presentation | Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Washington State: Estimated Coverage and Missed Opportunities

AIRA's Education Steering Committee hosted a webinar to highlight how IIS programs made the leap from collecting and maintaining their data to actively using their data

National Meeting Presentation | ICE Update: Product Governance, Roadmap, and Use

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding Connecticut's request for methods that jurisdictions have used to identify change of address for adults and children in its IIS

National Meeting Presentation | Identifying Immunization Overutilization Populations in Minnesota

This document explores how to use small area analysis to find pockets of need and provides strategies for responding to pockets of need

The Immunization Integration Program (IIP) Collaborative, comprised of leaders representing clinicians, electronic health record (EHR) developers, health information exchanges (HIEs), immunization information systems (IISs), and other public health agencies, g...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS & Immunization Best Practice Quality Improvement Project in Southeast Michigan

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

A summary of IIS 3.0 Roundtable Discussions from the 2021 AIRA National Meeting

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding IIS access for childcare facilities

AIRA sent out an Information Request from the Scientific Technologies Corporation to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding health plans querying IIS

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 IIS and undocumented immigrants

National Meeting Presentation | IIS and Vendors: A Partnership

National Meeting Presentation | IIS and VFC Working Together to Effectively Lean Engineer Enrollment

National Meeting Presentation | IIS and VFC Working Together to Effectively Lean Engineer Enrollment

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Annual Report - Behind the Curtain

National Meeting Presentation | IIS as Population Representative: How Are We Doing on This Goal? (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2023 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompa...

This report includes aggregate results for Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Assessment for IIS participating in the Measurement and Improvement (M&I) Initiative. Assessment is completed quarterly using measures and tests developed by the Measurement for Assessm...

The measurement process for Data at Rest (DAR) uses the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Immunization Test Suite Validation Tool. This tool provides consistent conformance-based results for all measured IIS. In addition, the technical requ...

This report includes aggregate results for Data Quality Incoming/Ongoing Assessment for IIS participating in the Measurement and Improvement (M&I) Initiative. Assessment is completed quarterly using measures and tests developed by the Measurement for Assessmen...

The measurement process for Patient Matching – HL7 (MPAT) uses the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Immunization Test Suite Validation Tool. This tool provides consistent conformance-based results for all measured IIS. In addition, the t...

This report includes aggregate results of Query and Response Assessment for IIS participating in the IIS Measurement and Improvement (M&I) Initiative. Assessment is completed quarterly using measures and tests developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Ce...

This report includes aggregate results of message Submission (VXU) and Acknowledgment (ACK) Assessment for IIS participating in the IIS Measurement and Improvement (M&I) Initiative. Assessment is completed quarterly using measures and tests developed by the Me...

These reports include aggregate results of Transport Assessment for IIS participating in the IIS Measurement and Improvement (M&I) Initiative. Assessment is completed twice per year using measures and tests developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Certi...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Assessment of Licensed Health Care Worker COVID Immunizations (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2021 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accomp...

National Meeting Presentation | Nebraska’s Parkinson’s Disease Registry and NESIIS

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Bidirectional Query Exchange Work Group

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Bulk Data Demands and FHIR: Discussion on Direction and Solutions (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 | IIS Bulk Query Discussion with HIMSS-AIRA IIP (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2022 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral commenta...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Capture of Patient Race/Ethnicity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2022 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accom...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Consumer Access Strategies in the Age of COVID (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2021 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral com...

Customizable brochure targeted for adult immunization providers on the benefits of using an IIS

During the IIS Data Analyst User Group (I-DAUG) held on June 26, 2025, 69 participants heard a data driven presentation about early initiation of HPV vaccination as a possible solution to raise vaccination rates from Louisiana and STC. Participants engaged in...

Webinar | AIRA's Education Steering Committee hosted this webinar to introduce two new guides for the IIS community that will be released very soon - IIS Data Quality Practices: To Monitor and Evaluate Data at Rest and Identifying Immunization Pockets of Need:...

Webinar | This session discussed why data quality is important, ways data enters systems, ensuring data quality and developing an ongoing data quality plan for the IIS

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Quality Assessments and Enhancements (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2025 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral commenta...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Quality Evaluation in Two Remote Island Jurisdictions

This resource for the IIS community focuses on the ongoing data monitoring and evaluation process for incoming data submissions

The purpose of the guide is to provide practical guidance on techniques, methodologies, and processes for IIS to use in assessing the quality of data at rest. This data includes demographic and immunization record information that is currently in the live, pro...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Quality Visualization Using Power BI (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 | IIS Data Sharing Program with Organizations During COVID-19 Pandemic (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2022 National Meeting and are incomplete without the acc...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Supplementing Mother-Infant Linked Health Insurance Claims Data (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2025 National Meeting and are incomplete without the...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Use in Low-Resource Settings: Assessment, Outbreak Response, and Evaluation

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Data Visualization: Approaches, Success and a Demo! (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2021 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying ora...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Deduplication: A Refined and Effective Approach (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral co...

Webinar | This session, hosted by the AIRA Education Steering Committee, featured a speaker from NV who discussed how NV uses their IIS for VFC and AFIX

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding IIS handling of polio unspecified (CVX 89)

Webinar | AIRA’s Education Steering Committee hosted this webinar on IIS helpdesk functionality. Speakers from Minnesota, California, and New Jersey shared their IIS helpdesk experiences and best practices and highlights from Washington and New York City wer...

Collection of IIS history artifacts

Collection of IIS history spotlights

Webinar | The AIRA Education Steering Committee hosted this webinar on IIS HL7 101: Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide for Immunization Messaging

How an IIS can use and integrate the SmartyStreets address cleansing and geocoding service into its organization. Interested IIS can find more information about the service and how to enroll in it on the Address Cleansing Service webpage.

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Insight: Virginia’s Provider Report Card Elevating Quality in VIIS (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2025 National Meeting and are incomplete without the...

A COVID-19 Interim Debrief Summary from the 2021 AIRA National Meeting

Webinar | The Education Steering Committee hosted this webinar to highlight the ways IIS are being integrated into immunization programs in Oregon, North Dakota and New York City

This document serves to draw all current interjurisdictional exchange activities together to define a process and goals for administration and coordination among AIRA’s membership

Webinar | This session provided an overview of Meaningful Use including the major players and their roles, major milestones and the responsibilities of IIS in Meaningful Use

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Interoperability Roundup (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without the accompanying oral commentary and discussion...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Interoperability Status Check

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Interoperability With Unconventional Systems

Webinar | This webinar, hosted by the AIRA Education Steering Committee, was geared toward IIS managers and staff to learn tips for increasing inventory data quality, decrementing on-hand inventory with EHR data, reconciling inventory, and documenting returns ...

Draft business case for the IIS Joint Development and Implementation (JDI) Message Quality Evaluation (MQE) tool

Draft overview and functional requirements for the IIS Joint Development and Implementation (JDI) Message Quality Evaluation (MQE) tool

This document suggests a prioritized path for IIS to better align with the M&I Initiative that is supported by both CDC and AIRA. The links within the document for each step will bring up Validation Reports that display IIS results. None of these steps should ...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding Wisconsin's request for information pertaining to the maintenance of vaccine lot numbers by IIS

Summary of the IIS Measurement and Improvement process developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Workgroup (MACAW)

IIS Vendor Product Validation frequently asked questions developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Workgroup (MACAW) through the Measurement and Improvement (M&I) Initiative

Overview of the three stages of the IIS Measurement and Improvement process developed by the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Workgroup (MACAW)

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...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS of the Future: Where Might All This Be Going?

National Meeting Presentation | IIS on FHIR: A New Era of 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 accompanying oral comment...

Select AIRA 2020 National Meeting Presentations: Learn about IIS operations and security

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...

The IIS Orientation to Provider Onboarding: Resources Checklist serves as a starting point for staff who are new to an IIS onboarding role and/or are new to interoperability as it relates to immunization messaging

This one-pager provides an overview of the Data at Rest (DAR) content area available as part of the Measurement and Improvement (M&I) initiative testing and recognition program. This one-pager is intended as a promotional brief and provides at-a-glance details...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Platform or Module Migration – Is Your Program Prepared?

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) team's request for information regarding the IIS platforms that are used for tr...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Policies and Agreements: Tools That Help You Do Your Job Better

As immunization programs and immunization information systems (IIS) prepare to support pandemic response vaccination efforts, there is a need for decision-makers to ensure IIS policies do not inhibit data exchange and reporting. This one-sheet resource highlig...

IIS Product Testing and Validation is an annual process that provides IIS technology partners with objective, independent testing of their platform as they make improvements to achieve alignment with community-selected measures and tests. Product testing will ...

Webinar | This webinar, hosted by the AIRA Education Steering Committee, discussed the basics of IIS project management including the basics of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and an overview of project management process groups and knowledge areas....

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Project Management – Best Practices, Lessons Learned from the Field

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...

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding flat file uploads and the enhancement of reporting systems

AIRA sent out an Information Request to the membership to gather the collective expertise of the IIS community regarding IIS read-only access

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Regions and the State: Partnering to Implement HL7 Onboarding in Michigan

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 | IIS Response to an Increase in Vaccine Fraud Reports in New York City (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2025 National Meeting and are incomplete without the ac...

Webinar | AIRA's Education Steering Committee hosted this webinar to highlight unique IIS school and childcare functionality in the community. An overview of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was provided, and speakers from Oregon, Washingt...

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Sentinel Site Contributions to Pandemic Preparedness and Response Planning

Webinar | This webinar was hosted by the AIRA Education Steering Committee and featured Mary Beth Kurilo (OR) who provided an overview of AIRA's support of standardization, sharing, and systems

National Meeting Presentation | IIS Supplement Health Insurance Claims for Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness (Please note: The presentation slides shared provided an outline of presentations given at the AIRA 2024 National Meeting and are incomplete without ...