KEYWORDS:
mature immunization registry, mandatory reporting law
BACKGROUND:
January 1, 1998 Arizona Revised Statute 36-135 went into effect, requiring all providers of childhood immunizations to report patient demographics and vaccination information to the Arizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS). ASIIS employed several methods to facilitate collection of provider data, most importantly using computer technology to quickly transfer records to the registry.
OBJECTIVE:
Present an overview of the workflow found with maintaining a statewide immunization registry, i.e. training, technical support, data quality issues and the costs to maintain the Arizona registry. Additionally, the benefits and successes of the registry database are noted, including dollar, manpower and personal, individual successes.
METHOD:
The data was assembled via an examination of the ASIIS registry database and office workflow.
RESULT:
Provider education and participation have turned out to be chief challenges in fashioning a complete registry database. However, increased technological sophistication is slowly changing the way medical information is stored and accessed. The internet continues to offer easy access to electronic information and has proven to be one of the most popular services offered by ASIIS to date.
CONCLUSION:
The primary costs of maintaining an immunization registry include provider compliance and training. The major benefits of five years of mandatory reporting laws are providing patient records to the medical community to better protect patients from childhood vaccine preventable diseases and making data available for policy analysis.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Present a general outline describing the lessons ASIIS has learned in coping with five years of required, immunization reporting.
Back to Registry Mandatory Reporting:
Back to The 2003 Immunization Registry Conference (October 27-29, 2003)