New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS)
The New York State Department of Health's (NYSDOH) Immunization Program is committed to promoting the health of New York State children by reducing and/or eliminating the number of vaccine preventable diseases that affect the State's children.
As part of this effort, the New York State legislature passed the Immunization Registry Law, which requires health care providers to report all immunizations administered for persons less than 19 years of age, along with the person's immunization histories, to the New York State Department of Health statewide electronic immunization registry.
A statewide Web-based immunization information system (IIS) is currently under development. This system, known as the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS), will be the official source of New York State immunization information.
The goal of the new immunization information system is to establish a complete, accurate, secure, real-time immunization medical record that is easily accessible and promotes public health by fully immunizing all individuals appropriate to age and risk.
An immunization information system provides numerous benefits to all parties involved in the health care of children. All these benefits contribute to a higher immunization rate and a healthier population.
- Providers have access to consolidated and accurate immunization records of their patients, assistance in complying with an increasingly complex vaccination schedule and an efficient tool to manage their vaccine inventory.
- Parents and caregivers get reminders when an immunization has been missed. Up-to-date information on a child's vaccination history helps to prevent over-immunization.
- Schools will be able to save time in complying with safety and health regulations.
- Public health systems use the information to control vaccine preventable diseases.
NYSIIS, in conjunction with the recent legislative mandate, strongly supports the NYSDOH Immunization Program's objective to meet the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) 2010 Healthy Persons goal of 95% of children under 6 enrolled in an IIS with two or more shots.