St. Louis Integrated Immunization Information System.
The immunization rate for St. Louis, Missouri, children age two and younger is only 49 percent, below the statewide rate of 64 percent and far below the estimated national rate of 75 percent. In response to this crisis, the St. Louis Integrated Immunization Information System (SLIIIS) was designed to establish an on-line immunization information system, identify barriers to immunization among health care providers and the client population, and implement methods for removing these barriers. Available to both public and private health care providers, SLIIIS uses a population-based approach to monitoring and improving immunization levels in the Eastern Missouri Region. SLIIIS was initiated by a partnership of an academic center with community agencies and institutions. Review of initial development efforts and system design may be valuable to others involved in creating regionally integrated information systems.
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Division of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Saint Luis University, Missouri, USA.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007256:Information Systems; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D008923:Missouri; D011159:Population Surveillance