AUGUST 9, 2023

AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community. 

NEW summaries available!

Recently, responses to two information requests were posted in the AIRA Repository:

• HPV Forecasting: Request from Washington state regarding forecasting settings for HPV at 9 years of age
• Data Analytics: Request from Washington state regarding which programs have informatics/data analytics embedded within the IIS team

Information requests are viewable only by individual members and individuals affiliated with member and partner organizations. Recent information requests can be found by using the “Information Requests” filter in the AIRA repository. Just log in to view these valuable resources! If you have any questions, please email Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services IIS is looking to understand if and how IIS maintain vaccine lot numbers. When data is received from various systems, EHRs, VTrcKs, etc., it can come in varied formats, such as lot numbers sent with mixed, lower, or uppercase characters.

• Do you normalize lot numbers in your IIS, or do you maintain the data as reported by the sender?
• Is there any reason you do (or might) treat lot numbers such as Char123 differently from CHAR123?
• Have you encountered other systems you interface with (e.g. VTrcKs, EHRs, etc.) where (un)normalized data would create issues with the interface?
• Do you have other information you’d like to offer?

If you are willing to share information, please reach out to Kevin Samuelson at Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. or Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. by Wednesday, August 23, and don’t forget to include your contact information for follow-up. 

There’s still time to register for the next AIRA Discovery Session! Join us on Monday, August 28, 4-5 p.m. ET to learn about the Public Health Informatics Institute’s (PHII) new and updated resources.

Hear from Vijay Pathangi and Judith Kerr on how you can level up your IIS skills with the help of various resources that PHII has created for you. During the session, you will:

• Learn how PHII supports public health programs
• Expand your knowledge of PHII resources to support workforce development and technical assistance of IIS teams
• Determine opportunities for you and your team to engage with PHII
• Learn how PHII, AIRA and CDC work together to support IIS programs

There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email which contains links to add the meeting to your calendar. 

If you’re unable to attend, this session will be recorded and available in the AIRA Repository.

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AIRA’s Publication Project Workgroup (PPW) was launched in 2022 to foster the increased publication of peer-reviewed IIS-related articles. As part of this effort, AIRA created a “collegial queries” email address, Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.. You can send publication-related questions to this email address, and subject matter experts (SMEs) from the PPW will respond. Any publication-related questions are welcome. 

Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed by the PPW collegial query SMEs are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect official policy or positions of AIRA or the organizations the SMEs represent. 

Smarty recently announced changes to its US Address Verification service. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has updated mail-handling requirements as part of the Cycle O release. The changes affect the definition of some values in the “dpv_footnotes” field of the Smarty US Street API response. Please note that the meanings of the “CC” and “N1” codes are being revised. See Smarty’s USPS Cycle O documentation for more information.

Want to learn more about Smarty address cleansing, geocoding, and options to get connected? AIRA can help! Please visit AIRA’s Address Cleansing web page or contact Tesha Lucas at Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. to learn more.

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