EHR/IIS Interoperability
Connectivity between PALTC electronic health record systems (EHRs) and public health immunization information systems (IIS) is key to ensuring residents are up to date with recommended immunizations.
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Despite adoption of health information technology among healthcare providers and public health support for standards-based immunization data exchange, there is a lack of interoperability between PALTC EHRs and IIS. These two resources address issues and recommendations for EHR/IIS interoperability.
The first summarizes the challenges to interoperability and provides specific recommendations. These include:
The second aims to advance connectivity between PALTC EHRs and IIS by serving as a guide for EHR vendors to ensure technical readiness for exchange with IIS. It outlines five keys to connectivity to support long-term care EHR vendor technical readiness for immunization data exchange.
These five keys include:
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