REBECCA COYLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION CONFERENCE MARCH 31, 2011 AMERICAN IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY ASSOCIATION

THE HISTORY OF AIRA All Kids Count Project from Robert Wood Johnson grant funded the start-up of several state IIS Provided conferences & technical assistance Need for continuation of this type of mutual support recognized by IIS staff Membership-based non-profit organization began in 1999

VISION & MISSION Vision: A healthy, fully immunized community supported by the electronic sharing of information. Mission: to promote the electronic use, tracking and sharing of complete immunization records for people of all ages.

PURPOSE To support and promote the development, implementation and interoperability of IIS through partnerships, peer and professional education/training, and resource development.

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERS AIRA has over 150 members representing: 30 state or regional public health agencies 6 Businesses (vendors & private consultants) 4 Affiliates (other non-profit agencies) 5 Individuals

KEY PARTNERSHIPS CDC/NCIRD/IISSB Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) Every Child by Two (ECBT) Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) Indian Health Services (IHS) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) HL7 Organization American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Volunteers – the keystone of the organization Recently a fresh look at the most efficient way to administer the organization which resulted in a restructuring Association Management Company Executive Director Program Support Expert Consultants hired

BOARD OF DIRECTORS STRUCTURE AIRA Board of Directors Strategic Planning Committee Bylaws Committee Nominating/ Membership Committee Finance Committee

COMMITTEES

Committees have evolved over time Education Steering Committee Provider Participation Committee IIS Performance Improvement Workgroup Technical Committee Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Programmatic Registry Operations Workgroup (PROW)

CURRENT COMMITTEE STRUCTURE Board of Directors Education Steering Committee Standards & Interoperability Steering Committee IIS Assessment Steering Committee Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup - MIROW Executive DirectorProgram Support

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE WORK Purpose : promote standards and best practices through informational and educational activities, using both face-to- face meeting opportunities as well as through use of electronic communications methods. Produces: SnapShots Webinars Regional Forums Workshops Website content

COMMITTEE WORK Topics for next two years include: How to develop technical specifications for IIS How to develop Request for Proposal elements for IIS selection of contractors IIS project management skill sets Other topics based on survey results

STANDARDS & INTEROPERABILITY STEERING COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE WORK Provide technical support and guidance to interoperability efforts of AIRA members and the IIS community Provide technical support and provide guidance to the board and Executive Director as they prepare to represent the IIS community in wider health information community regarding interoperability issues Act as a liaison between national organizations involved with interoperability like ONC and others. Be a technical resource for AIRA members and the IIS community

TECHNICAL WORK Interoperability between IIS and other health information systems: Assist in the implementation of HL7 messaging by IIS and their partners Represent IIS community in Standards Development and implementation efforts Support vocabulary standardization efforts

IIS ASSESSMENT STEERING COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE WORK Purpose : To develop IIS assessment tools and processes for the purpose of improving data quality, functional capacity, and data usage Build on AIRA’s prior work Develop IIS assessment tools Implementation of an IIS assessment test pilot and analyze results in order to produce a final assessment tool Finalize tools and develop business plan for ongoing implementation

MIROW STEERING COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE WORK Purpose: Identifies IIS operational issues that would benefit from consensus-based best practice guidelines Subject Matter Experts work in a facilitated session to develop recommendations around a specific issue Four chapters currently available The fifth chapter is in development

MIROW MINI-GUIDES

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AWARD Given annually since 2004 Awarded to an IIS that has shown innovation and effectiveness in using IIS data in support of their immunization program

2011 CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS Interoperability Maine Immunization Registry New York Citywide Immunization Registry and New York Presbyterian Hospital EzVac IIS Data Use State of South Dakota Colorado

HOW CAN AIRA WORK FOR YOU? Visit our website to find useful materials and information us or call us with questions Join AIRA as a member and participate in our activities

CONTACT INFORMATION American Immunization Registry Association Phone: (202) Fax: (202) Rebecca Coyle, Executive Director Emily Emerson, President Sherry Riddick, Past-President