The Vaccine Summary Report is a useful tool in MIIC that allows you to monitor your organization’s data submission. When generating the report, you enter the vaccination date range you are interested in and then select if you want all vaccines given within that date range, only vaccines where at least one of the immunizations in that date range is administered, or only vaccines where at least one of the immunizations in that date range is historical. The generated report provides a table with the count of immunizations that meet the criteria.
This aggregate report can be a useful data management tool for your organization. By comparing the values in the MIIC report to data within your organization’s system, you can identify if there are any reporting gaps. Frequently monitoring your data submission with assistance from this report can help you ensure data is complete, accurate, and associated with the individual facility reporting or administering facility.
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The HPV schedule in MIIC has been updated. The recommended age has been lowered from 11 to 9 years of age. The earliest date and the recommended date are now both a client’s ninth birthday. The overdue age remains set to age 13.
As of July 2023, less than 60% of 13-year-olds in Minnesota have started the HPV vaccine series and less than 30% have completed it. Providing a strong recommendation for HPV vaccination starting at 9 years of age allows more time for the person to complete the HPV series before their thirteenth birthday. For more information on adolescent vaccination coverage data and gaps visit Adolescent Immunizations. For more information on strategies for improving HPV vaccination rates in your clinic, visit For Health Care Providers Serving Adolescents.
Did you know there are several places to generate or find MIIC data and statistics?
For MIIC Users:
Publicly available:
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Minnesota Public Health Data Access: Immunizations
Interactive maps and tables showing MIIC-based childhood and adolescent immunization rates. Rates are available for single antigens and the childhood series by county and 7-county metro area ZIP codes.
If you still can’t find what you are looking for, contact the MIIC Help Desk at health.miichelp@state.mn.us and they will connect you with the MIIC Data Request staff.
Reminder: As of January, all organizations/users should direct their data requests to the MIIC Help Desk at health.miichelp@state.mn.us.
Data privacy, security, and data quality are top priorities for MIIC. Organizations must complete and submit a MIIC Data Use Agreement (DUA) before being set up in MIIC, and every three years while participating, as a commitment to upholding these priorities. As of 2020 all DUAs must be submitted electronically via REDCap survey. The submission process was recently updated to ensure MDH is capturing an organization’s attestation of upholding all terms of the DUA.
- All new organizations must complete the new DUA submission form before enrolling in MIIC.
- Organizations currently participating in MIIC must complete the new DUA submission form when their current DUA expires.
The new submission form is available at MIIC DUA Attestation. For additional information and guidance documentation, visit Participating in MIIC or contact the MIIC Help Desk at health.miichelp@state.mn.us and provide your MIIC Organization Code.
Starting Nov. 2023, all users with an Administrator user role must review and agree to an Administrator User Agreement before accessing MIIC, and then annually thereafter. The application will automatically display the Administrator User Agreement when it is due.
The data in MIIC contain private information about individuals that must be treated in a manner that preserves their privacy. MIIC Administrators are responsible for adhering to the provisions as presented in the Administrator User Agreement. There are similarities between the Administrator User Agreement and the General User Agreement, which all users must review and approve before accessing MIIC and then annually thereafter. MIIC Administrators have been designated by their organization and granted additional responsibilities of managing user accounts for MIIC users within the organization. MIIC Administrators must sign both the Administrator User Agreement and the General User Agreement, though it may not be on the same date. The application will prompt you to review and approve the appropriate Agreement when it is due.
If you have questions about who your organization’s MIIC Administrator(s) is, contact the MIIC Help Desk at health.miichelp@state.mn.us and provide your MIIC Organization Code.
Administrators, Directors of Nursing, nurses, and any health care personnel involved with immunizations and currently working in long-term care are invited to an upcoming immunization webinar series! This free, four-part webinar series provided by subject matter experts focuses on immunizations in long-term care facilities and will:
- Review adult immunization recommendations and schedules.
- Help you decide who to vaccinate.
- Cover storage and handling of vaccine.
- Provide best practices for vaccine administration, documentation, and billing.
- Offer ways to improve adult immunization rates.
The first webinar will be held Feb. 14 from 12-1 p.m. Registration is not required. Each webinar will be recorded. For a detailed schedule and call-in details refer to Immunizations in Long Term Care Facilities Webinar Series.
For additional questions contact the MDH clinical vaccine email inbox at health.vaccineSME@state.mn.us.
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