National
Infant Immunization week is fast approaching!
This is a time to highlight and
celebrate the great successes that have been achieved in fighting vaccine
preventable diseases in infants. If you would like to share your work in
promoting immunization efforts, please visit the link below!
Below are highlights from our 2017 Reminder Recall Project
Childhood Assessment Rates for 24-35 month olds, as of January 1, 2018 (Quarter 4 2017)
The figure below shows the up-to-date percentages for individual antigens in the 4:3:1:3:3:1:4 series and Rotavirus and HepA antigens for 42,555 children 24-35 months old in the ImmuLink region.
As of July 2015, the denominator for rates includes all MIIC clients with a Minnesota address, regardless of immunization history. Previously, the denominator included only MIIC population with 2+ non-influenza shots.
Sources: Minnesota Immunization Information Connection
(MIIC), 2017.
Adolescent Assessment Rates for 13-17 year olds, as of January 1st, 2018 (Quarter 4)
The figure below shows the up-to-date rates for 13-17 year olds in the ImmuLink region. The report shows the up to date percentages for:
1+ Tdap: 1 or more doses of Tdap vaccine
1+ MCV4: 1 or more doses of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate vaccine
MCV4 Booster: 1 dose of MCV4 Booster when indicated
1+ HPV: 1 or more doses of HPV vaccine
3+ HPV: 3 or more doses of HPV vaccine
HPV Series Completion: 2 or more doses of HPV vaccine among those who had first dose ≥ 6 months before assessment date.
Sources: Minnesota Immunization
Information Connection (MIIC), 2017.
Adolescent Summary Report now includes rates for childhood immunizations that adolescents can get on a catch-up schedule (Hep A, Hep B, Varicella, MMR, Polio).
Single Vaccine Report can now be run for current flu season.
Patients Not Up To Date List for child cohort now displays complete MIIC ID's
The MIIC Immunization Report now displays appropriate vaccine group names in the “Immunizations Recommended” section.
*If you would like help running a report or would like to request a report please contact an ImmuLink regional coordinator, contact information can be found at the bottom of the newsletter.
2017-18 immunization QI AFIX visits available for clinics in the seven county metro
AFIX is a continuous
quality improvement visit for VFC providers brought to you by the CDC and MDH. If
you are not a VFC provider, you can still request an AFIX visit.
Let’s improve our
regional rates!
Are you
interested in monitoring and/or improving your clinic’s childhood and
adolescent immunization rates?
Have you
compared your clinic rates with the Minnesota Average and Healthy People 2020?
Do you
have a QI project coming up on immunizations that you could use some help with?
Are you
interested in identifying patients who are not up-to-date and how MIIC can help
you reach out to them?
Have you
recently completed MIIC Onboarding with your EMR system and want to monitor
your rates?
ImmuLink
provides this CDC Assessment, Feedback, Incentive, and Information eXchange
(AFIX) visit to assist clinics on improving their immunization rates and data
quality. This evidence-based service is a one hour face-to-face visit that
includes an assessment of your clinic’s current vaccination rates, feedback on
ways to improve rates and reduce missed opportunities to immunize, informal and
formal incentives, and information exchange to help monitor and support
progress. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on help with immunization
improvement activities that includes a 3-6 months follow-up to track your
clinic’s progress.
This year
there is an Enhanced AFIX visit option that focuses on your clinic’s HPV
rates. You can read more about this on
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians’ website: http://mafp.org/?page=hpv
If your
clinic is interested in additional information or ready to schedule one of
these visits, please contact Alissa Walden at Alissa.walden@hennepin.us.
Is there a specific internet browser
I need to use when using MIIC?
Yes, MIIC is most compatible with Internet Explorer (IE)
version 9.0 and below. MIIC is unfortunately not compatible with other browsers
such as Chrome or Firefox. If your IE version is higher than 9.0, you can
easily change your compatibility view to make MIIC compatible with your IE
browser by following these steps: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/registry/hp/traincompatview.html
For more FAQ’s
please refer to the bottom of our previous newsletter, linked below.
ImmuLink is one of eight regions that make up the Minnesota
Immunization Information Connection (MIIC), the statewide registry that stores
electronic immunization records. The ImmuLink region includes Anoka, Carver,
Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties along with City of
Minneapolis Public Health and Bloomington, Edina, Richfield Public Health and
approximately 860 partners that access and/provide immunization information.
Statewide, more than 7.1 million records and 77 million shots are currently
available in MIIC. ImmuLink serves clinics, hospitals, public health,
pharmacies, long-term care facilities, other health service providers, schools, and childcare centers.
More information
For
more information about ImmuLink and MIIC, visit the Minnesota
Department of Health website. ImmuLink is part of a
statewide network of shared immunization records using MIIC.
This publication is a service of Hennepin County, MN