Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records

Sripriya Rajamani; Naomi Jiter; Maureen Leeds; Miriam Muscoplat; Katie White; Aaron Bieringer; Genevieve B. Melton

doi:10.3233/SHTI230920

Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records

Sripriya Rajamani, Naomi Jiter, Maureen Leeds, Miriam Muscoplat, Katie White, Aaron Bieringer, Genevieve B. Melton

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Abstract

The critical need for system interoperability and robust information infrastructure in public health was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. An assessment of the evolving interoperability between immunization information system (IIS) in a state-based public health agency and electronic health records (EHRs) including pandemic-driven evolution/use was conducted. The Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC), the IIS for Minnesota (US) supports interoperability with EHRs using HL7v2.5.1 standards-based queries. Structured interviews were conducted with 28 experts across 12 healthcare systems and public health clinics (n=286 sites) between April - July 2022. Though all reported use of MIIC, most (83%) had MIIC integration within their EHRs, and high EHR queries to MIIC (∼6 million/month), numerous organizational/technical barriers were identified including standard vaccine-naming need in EHRs, app access issues, limited resources and informatics-staff shortage in public health. Results underscore vital role of IIS, on-going interoperability evaluation to address issues and promote standards-based bi-directional EHR-IIS data exchanges.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
Editors	Jen Bichel-Findlay, Paula Otero, Philip Scott, Elaine Huesing
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	23-27
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643684567
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230920
State	Published - Jan 25 2024
Event	19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023 - Sydney, Australia Duration: Jul 8 2023 → Jul 12 2023

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	310
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	7/8/23 → 7/12/23

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© 2024 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and IOS Press.

Keywords

Interoperability
electronic health records
immunization information systems
standards

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Rajamani, S., Jiter, N., Leeds, M., Muscoplat, M., White, K., Bieringer, A., & Melton, G. B. (2024). Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records. In J. Bichel-Findlay, P. Otero, P. Scott, & E. Huesing (Eds.), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (pp. 23-27). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 310). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230920

Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records. / Rajamani, Sripriya; Jiter, Naomi; Leeds, Maureen et al.
MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. ed. / Jen Bichel-Findlay; Paula Otero; Philip Scott; Elaine Huesing. IOS Press BV, 2024. p. 23-27 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 310).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Rajamani, S, Jiter, N, Leeds, M, Muscoplat, M, White, K, Bieringer, A & Melton, GB 2024, Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records. in J Bichel-Findlay, P Otero, P Scott & E Huesing (eds), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 310, IOS Press BV, pp. 23-27, 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023, Sydney, Australia, 7/8/23. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230920

Rajamani S, Jiter N, Leeds M, Muscoplat M, White K, Bieringer A et al. Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records. In Bichel-Findlay J, Otero P, Scott P, Huesing E, editors, MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. IOS Press BV. 2024. p. 23-27. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI230920

Rajamani, Sripriya ; Jiter, Naomi ; Leeds, Maureen et al. / Evolving Interoperability Across a State Public Health Immunization Registry and Electronic Health Records. MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. editor / Jen Bichel-Findlay ; Paula Otero ; Philip Scott ; Elaine Huesing. IOS Press BV, 2024. pp. 23-27 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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