Evaluating Hepatitis B Universal Birth Dose Vaccination at Minnesota Birthing Hospitals by Utilizing Immunization Information Systems, Birth Certificates, and Chart Reviews, 2007–2008

Abstract

These results prompted MDH to increase efforts to provide education to birth registrars on the importance of hepatitis B vaccine data on the birth certificate and to promote regular transmission of hospital vaccination data to the IIS.

Quality and integration of public health information systems: A systematic review focused on immunization and vital records systems

“…The most common reason for excluding records after full text review was that the article did not identify any barriers to, or factors supporting, either any aspect of the IS or data quality. Our review process resulted in 23 total studies of which 11 reported on immunization information system (IIS),1,15–24 11 on vital record systems,25–35 and 1 described a public health information system that integrated vital records with other information systems 36…”

“…Heterogeneity was manifest as different methods of data collection,24 differences in the structure and storage of data between data sources,36 differences in the amount and quality of information collected from other systems based on technology,18–20 and differences in the IIS’ ability to both send and receive information 15. While electronic data repositories in the form of electronic health records or billing systems tended to make data more accessible to the IIS and of higher quality,19,20 simply having an electronic data source was not a panacea.…”

“…The challenges posed by differences in organizational practice were illustrated in three studies. Specifically, organizations create different identifiers for the exact same individual,36 individuals within an organization may choose not to use an information system,20 or organizations may not collect all the data desired by public health organizations 24. As a potential solution to the problems posed by organizational and individual autonomy in data sharing, the Arizona State Immunization Information System reported a higher percentage of children were included in the IIS due to mandatory reporting for providers 23…”

Evaluation of the frequency of immunization information system use for public health research

“…The most number of manuscripts were affiliated with a university (n = 16), 12,16,17,19,20,24,25,27,[32][33][34]36,40,41,48,55 followed by affiliations with a health department (n = 9). 14,20,22,30,31,38,46,47,49 Other affiliations included the CDC (n = 8), 18 want to use the IIS data for research purposes could be advised to seek such a relationship. There are other possible barriers to the use of IIS data, including concerns regarding confidentiality, data quality and budget constrictions, but further research is needed in this area.…”

“…28,29,43,44 The Policy implementation/change category included 11 papers, including one that described the coverage of a new vaccine compared with an older vaccine, 30 one that examined recommended ages, 35 two that examined the impact of a policy change, 36,37 and 7 that evaluated an intervention. [31][32][33][34][45][46][47] Two manuscripts described a response to short-term vaccine supply issues, including the impact of an outbreak 38 and a shortage. 39 There were six papers in the reminder/recall group, with three papers evaluating the use of an IIS in a vaccine recall 40,48,49 and three evaluating the use of IIS in vaccination reminders.…”