Use of Immunization Info Systems Is Increasing
- By BSTQ Staff
A recent survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the number of provider sites participating in immunization information systems (IIS), which are recommended as a way to increase vaccination rates, has increased to 48,048. In 2006, 34,639 public and private providers were using IIS. The survey also found that as of 2010, 82 percent of all U.S. children younger than 5 have immunization records that are in IIS, which is an increase from 78 percent in 2009. However, the latest number is still below the Healthy People 2020 target of 95 percent. Thirty-eight of 52 grantees who responded to the survey said they intended to use IIS to interface with the Vaccine Tracking System (VtrckS), the CDC’s new national ordering and inventory system for publicly purchased vaccines. But challenges remain, according to the survey, including recruiting and training providers to participate in IIS.
