Web-Based Immunization Registry: Innovation that Spans a Lifetime!

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Description:
Join us to hear how we have demonstrated excellence in system development, population health impact, and open source philosophy with our web-based immunization registry.

Speaker Information:
Dan Hopfensperger, program director of the Wisconsin Immunization Program at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Objectives:
  • Describe how an immunization registry was developed to consolidate immunization records into a central database to share across the healthcare continuum and prevent the occurrence of vaccine preventable diseases.
  • Identify the benefit of sharing vaccine related data with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Immunization Information Systems Sentinel Site Project on a regular basis.
  • Discuss how a web-based vaccination lifelong record can be shared to bridge the typical immunization record gap among providers.
  • Outline how an immunization registry is shared through open-source technology among multiple states.
  • Describe the meaningful use menu option of sharing immunization registry data with providers across the healthcare continuum.

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