Do providers of adult vaccines have the option to report vaccinations to the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS)?
Yes. NYSIIS, the state immunization registry, provides a number of advantages for providers of H1N1 monovalent vaccine: 1) automatically generates the federally mandated weekly vaccine usage reports, 2) monitors vaccine inventory to enable prompt reordering, 3) generates reminder lists and letters for the second influenza vaccine dose, if required, 4) provides a legal record of the vaccination, 5) enables correct ascertainment of prior influenza vaccine history if patients receive some influenza vaccine doses (seasonal and/or monovalent H1N1) at other provider sites, and 6) enables NYSDOH to more closely monitor possible vaccine adverse events. In addition, 47 electronic health record/billing vendors are approved to automatically upload immunization information into NYSIIS.
