HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AIRA is an active member of HL7 Organization and our members serve on several HL7 work groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HL7 V2.5.1 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR IMMUNIZATION MESSAGES CLICK HERE to download this PDF document (Release 1.0, 05/01/2010).

 

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MEANINGFUL USE 

CMS launches web site on their EHR incentive programs -- http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/.

Comments to the CMS NPRM (notice of proposed rulemaking) and the ONC IFR (interim final rule)

• AIRA response to CMS NPRM -- click here
• AIRA response to ONC IFR -- click here
• CSTE comments on meaningful use -- click here
• JPHIT letter to CMS  -- click here
• JPHIT letter to ONC  -- click here

 

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RESOURCES

Inter-Organizational Agreement (IOA) for the Exchange of Immunization Data	This document was prepared by the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) Inter-Organizational Agreements (IOA) Collaborative -- Public Health Workgroup in October 2008. This IOA was modified by AIRA with permission from HISPC in January 2009. Click here to download this document.
HL7 GUIDE V 2.3.1	Implementation Guide for Immunization Data Transactions Using V 2.3.1 of the Health Level Seven (HL7) Standard Protocol Click here to download the Guide, ver. 2.2, June 2006 (.pdf).
IIS CODEBOOK	AIRA Immunization Information Systems Codebook: Guide to Code Sets and Data Definitions for Registry Data Sharing Using HL7 Developed by the AIRA Data Definitions Workgroup, this Excel spreadsheet illustrates and documents the collected data items used in the IIS community. Data elements are defined; standard encoding for each value is specified; and examples of usage are given. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the "Implementation Guide for Immunization Data Transactions Using V2.3.1 of the HL7 Standard Protocol" (see above). Click here to download latest version -- 07/30/2009 (.xls).
NEW DATA ELEMENT REQUEST	If you see a need for a new data element or a new value for an existing data element, you can make a request for this element or value to be added to the IIS Systems Codebook. Your request will be reviewed by the AIRA Data Definitions Workgroup. Final review and approval of any new element will be made by the AIRA Data Exchange Standards Steering Committee. Click here to access the New Data Element Request Form.
IIS/IHS INTERFACE GUIDE	Working Together on Data Exchange: a Guide to IHS and IIS Interfaces Indian Health Service (IHS) recognizes that state IIS are critical tools for increasing and sustaining vaccination coverage. This guide will assist both IHS and state partners to become involved in the IHS initiative to establish immunization data interfaces between state IIS and the IHS Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS). Click here to download (.pdf).

New York City, New York State, and San Diego Present at National AHIC Subcommittee Meeting (April 2008) Click here for the New York City presentation (ppt). Click here for the New York State presentation (ppt). Click here for the San Diego presentation (ppt). Click here for the PHII written testimony (pdf).

Useful Primer on IIS Interoperability Click here for Noam Arzt's very informative presentation on IIS interoperability given at AIRA's pre-conference workshop at the 2008 NIC.

NEWS

AIRA's submission to eHi call for papers on the role of health IT in health reform -- progress over the last five years and recommendations for the future -- highlighted on eHi web site. http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/events/2008EventsPapers1IQE.mspx 

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RELATED LINKS

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.arhq.gov

• Click here to access January 2006 report "Evolution of State Health Information Exchange/A Study of Vision, Strategy and Progress" (1.6 MB pdf file.

American Health Information Community (AHIC) http://www.hhs.gov/healthit.html

• Click here to read HHS press release (9/13/2005) announcing AHIC commissioners.

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) http://www.ahima.org

Certification Commission for Health Information Technology http://www.cchit.org/

eHealth Initiative (eHI) http://www.ehealthinitiative.org

• Connecting Communities for Better Health (CCBH) Resource Center http://ccbh.ehealthinitiative.org/
• "Emerging Trends and Issues in Health Information Exchange: Selected Findings from eHealth Initiative Foundation's Second Annual Survey of State, Regional and Community-Based Health Information Exchange Initiatives and Organizations" (.pdf) -- http://www.immregistries.org/pdf/2005_HIE_Survey_Results.pdf
• Preliminary results of eHi's 2006 survey on state, regional and community-based RHIO initiatives show that most states are developing plans to support electronic health information exchange, July 2006 (.pdf) -- http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/assets/documents/eHI2006ReportonStateActivities.pdf
• eHealth Initiative Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action -- http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/blueprint/eHiBlueprint-BuildingConsensusForCommonAction.pdf

Health and Human Services (HHS) 500 Day Plan http://www.dhhs.gov/500DayPlan

Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) http://www.himss.org

Health Level 7 (HL7) http://www.hl7.org

InformationLinks http://www.informationlinks.org

Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) http://www.os.dhhs.gov/healthit

• Click here to read AIRA's response to the November 2004 ONC RFI (.doc).
• Click here to read the ONC summary report (.pdf).

Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) http://phdatastandards.info/default.htm

Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) http://www.phii.org

Public Health Information Network (PHIN) http://www.cdc.gov/phin

Executive Order promoting use of HIT standards (August 26, 2006) http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060822-2.html