Advancement Path: External Effort

CDC HL7 v2 Guide (Release 2)

Refers to the next version of the CDC HL7 v2.5.1 Implementation Guide, developed through the IGEG process. This will update and refine national standards for...

HL7 Immunization User Group

The HL7 Immunization User Group provides education, implementation support, and a forum for discussion for immunization information system (IIS), electronic ...

HL7 v2 Contextual Conditions in Immunization Queries

Defines how an EHR can include patient-specific Contextual Conditions as coded observations within an HL7 v2 QBP query. The IIS uses the supplied conditions ...

IIP Collaborative

The Immunization Integration Program (IIP) strives to improve the way immunization data is shared, managed, and used to promote public health. The IIP is a p...

Immunization CDS (ImmDS + HALO)

Defines a structured approach for requesting and returning immunization evaluations and recommendations, including contextual factors. This separates CDS log...

Immunization Vocabularies Collaboration (IVC)

Supports the CDC in maintaining and expanding the CVX code system to represent any vaccination, given at any time, to any person, anywhere in the world. This...

NDC Transition to 12-Digit Format

FDA is transitioning NDC from 10-digit to 12-digit. It's a major transformation that will take years to complete.

Race/Ethnicity

Recording of race and ethnicity in the US is going through a transition. Some changes to HL7 v2 may be needed.

Standards & Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC)

The Standards & Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC) provides technical support and guidance to AIRA members and the immunization information system (I...

TEFCA (National Exchange Framework)

A national initiative to enable standardized health information exchange across networks. It is not an IIS-specific standard but may influence how IIS partic...