IRIS
What is IRIS?
- Idaho's Immunization Reminder Information System (IRIS) is the free, secure and confidential statewide computer-based system that keeps track of immunization records.
- It can help you and parents keep children up-to-date on their immunizations.
- Participation in IRIS is voluntary.
- Parents will be requested to sign a consent form for their child's records to be included.
- The more children who participate, the more useful the database.
Why do we need IRIS?
- As families move, children may see more than one physician and the records become scattered. IRIS is a tool that consolidates records for children who are immunized in Idaho.
- IRIS helps parents, doctors, clinics, health districts, child care programs and school officials ensure that complete immunization records are easily accessible.
- Any enrolled provider administering a vaccination to a child can update records.
How will IRIS help me in my medical practice?
- Immediate records of new patients.
- Decreased staff time spent retrieving immunization records.
- Avoiding missed opportunities to give needed immunizations.
- Reduced duplication of effort from provider to provider.
- Fewer missed appointments as reminder cards become automatic.
- Complete documentation for your files.
How will IRIS help my patients?
- IRIS can help reduce costs and discomfort for the child by reducing. duplication of immunizations with new doctor visits.
- Allows for easy access to records that are needed for entrance to child care or school.
- Parents can receive automatic reminders to help keep children's immunizations on schedule.
- Health and Welfare Privacy HIPAA document.
Benefits to the Health Care/Service Provider who uses IRIS: IRIS benefits the area served by Central District Health Department by facilitating adequate immunization for all individuals, thus enhancing the overall health status and indicators for our state. Direct benefits for Health Care/ Service providers include the following:
- Sends reminder card to parents of children with pending and overdue immunizations.
- Assess clinic immunization levels for quality assurance.
- Assists with monthly vaccine accountability.
- Provide Certificates of Immunization for schools and child care facilities.
- Decrease number of unnecessary immunizations.
- Provide data to enable accurate assessment of patients' immunization status.
- Reduce staff time needed to obtain complete immunization history of patients.
- Assure immunization records are always available.
- Clarifies complicated, changing immunization schedules and emerging vaccine combinations.
- Eliminates the likelihood of missed opportunities by enabling office staff to plan ahead.
- Enables providers to determine which immunizations are due.
Contact
IRIS Training for Medical Providers
Topic: Accountability
Wednesday March 19, 2008
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Central District Health Department
707 N Armstrong Place, Boise
To enroll or for more information contact: Leanna Davis
Contact
Leanna Davis
IRIS Provider Liaison
208-869-9118
Email Leanna
