Thomas R. Maerz, Wisconsin Immunization Registry, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, 1 West Wilson State Office Building, Room 318, Madison, WI, USA, Karen E. White, Minnesota Immunization Information Connection, Minnesota Department of Health, 717 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, USA, John Pease, Maine Bureau of Health, Immunization Systems Manager, 2 Bangor St, Augusta, ME, Thomas Moss, DHR/DPH/Immunization Program, State of Georgia, 2 Peachtree Street NW, MS 13-476, Atlanta, GA, USA, Dennis Michaud, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, State Laboratory Institute, 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA, G. Walter Kemper, NC DHHS/DPH/WCH, North Carolina Immunization Branch, 1917 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, USA, Steven Nickell, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, LA, USA, and Ron Van Duyne, Division of Data Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-62, Atlanta, USA.
BACKGROUND:
In 2004 a number of states using the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) software formed a Collaborative forum. The forum meets montly to review, discuss and evaluate registry enhancements and requirements for state specific design and development efforts. Software code, design-user and technical documents are discussed and shared between and among state collaborators.
OBJECTIVE:
- Provide details on WIR collabortive partnerships and design efforts.
- Describe how collaboration can improve value, influence design, shorten development and affect cost.
- Provide examples of registry enhancements which improved functionality and were provided due to collaboration.
METHOD:
Data and information for this presentation was gained from:
- State specific collborators
- AIRA (American Immunization Registry Association)
- CDC registry standards
RESULT:
- State specific development and design efforts were enhancent by collaboration
- Discovery of potential enhancements were enriched by sharing of requirements
- Design, development and implementation time, and costs were positively affected by collaboration
- Knowledge regarding solutions to emerging standards and requirements were promoted and addressed by partnerships
CONCLUSION:
Collaborations between registries in design and development can enrich knowledge sharing and positively impact costs and development time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Learn how registry partnerships affect design and development efforts between states
- Discover how collaboration can improve registry value and influence costs
- See examples of functionality gained as a result of the collaboration
See more of Immunization Registries Track Workshop: Registry Partnerships: Collaboration Improves Outcomes
See more of The 39th National Immunization Conference (NIC)
Recorded presentation