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I-CARE
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has developed a means to share immunization records in an effort to increase immunization coverage of our state’s two-year olds to 90%. To maximize effectiveness and encourage state-wide participation, ICAAP offers registry training at no charge to health care providers. I-CARE benefits more than 1,200 medical practices, and local and state health departments. There are over 4.5 million shot records in the I-CARE registry and new users joining everyday. Implementing this system is free, easy, and will benefit your patients and your bottom line.
To register for I-CARE follow the steps outlined below:Step 1: Fill out and fax the Sign Up Request Form and I-CARE User Contract to 217/524-0967
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I-CARE Benefits
Keep Immunization Records Up-to-Date: I-CARE can forecast immunization due dates based on the recommended schedule, and provide a complete immunization record for patients. With a simple glance at a patients record, you can easily determine what shots the child will need.
Improve your Immunization Rates: I-CARE issues coverage-level reports for your practice, and automatically generates reminder letters and mailing labels to notify parents. Use these tools to boost your immunization coverage rates
Stay Informed: Automatically receive messages about new immunization protocols and recommendations as soon as they are available. Click through a provided list of links to other immunization sites for current news and updates.
Link to Your Electronic Medical Record System: In effort to allow EMRs to exchange data between other systems such as I-CARE, a standard was implemented to exchange data between incompatible systems. This international standard for exchanging health data is called Health Level Seven (HL7). Illinois Department of Public Health is implementing the HL7 exchange in two phases.
Phase 1: a one-way data transfer of unsolicited vaccine record updates to the statewide registry that will allow immunization providers using their own EMR system to send data to I-CARE
Phase 2: a two-way data transfer of vaccine record queries and responses that will allow immunization providers using their own EMR system to query I-CARE for a patients immunization records (not found in their own EMR system) and I-CARE will send the patient’s immunization information back. (Phase 2 to be completed in summer 2012)[..more]
I-CARE Newsletter
The I-CARE Update is an electronic newsletter periodically distributed to providers and office staff who have participated in an I-CARE training session through ICAAP. Each newsletter contains news and information about the Illinois Immunization registry including system updates, changes to the registry, tips and tricks to improving I-CARE use and simple surveys that will help users stay abreast to best practices. Visit this page occasionally to see the newest version of the I-CARE Update.
I-CARE Update: Fall (9.13. 2011)
I-CARE Update: Spring (5.27.2011)
I-CARE Now an Opt-Out Registry – (7.1.2011)
As of July 1, 2011, I-CARE switched from an opt-in to an opt-out registry. ICAAP in conjunction with the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and the Chicago Area Immunization Campaign/Illinois Maternal Child Health Coalition worked with state representatives to draft language and provide support for House Bill 1338 which led to establishing I-CARE as an “opt-out” registry from the previous “opt-in” system. The previous opt-in system posed an administrative burden to healthcare providers and required providers to track down patients in order to obtain a signed consent form prior to the immunization record being entered in I-CARE.[...more]
I-CARE Training Videos
IDPH has made several I-CARE training videos available for healthcare providers. The following I-CARE videos provide an overview of the registry and how to begin implementing the system in your office. Users are encouraged to view these videos to learn more about I-CARE- including how to maximize resources, organize information, and streamline record keeping and sharing in efficient ways. These are just some of the I-CARE videos available to I-CARE subscribers.
I-CARE Training Videos**Please be aware that the I-CARE Training Videos on the I-CARE webpage are currently being updated, the videos on the ICAAP website will soon be replaced with the newest versions. (10.21.2011) |
I-CARE Training Opportunities
ICAAP offers office based training sessions for practices interested in using I-CARE. Practices participating these I-CARE training sessions receive a overview of the registry and a comprehensive resource binder with I-CARE registration information. If your practice is interested in scheduling an I-CARE training please complete the survey at the link below:
I-CARE Information/Training Request
Hospitals Using I-CARE
Hospitals in Illinois are given access to I-CARE so they may begin entering a patient’s immunization data as soon as they begin immunizing against vaccine-preventable diseases starting with the Hepatitis B birth dose. A patient is more likely to have a complete and consistent immunization record if they are entered into the I-CARE registry from birth. To see if hospitals in your area are using I-CARE, click here to see a list of hospitals with access to I-CARE.
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ICAAP Immunization Initiatives focus on immunization education for providers, policy, and advocacy developed in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
For more information about I-CARE or Reaching Our Goals, please contact:
Annie Boesen
Manager, Immunization Initiatives
1400 W. Hubbard, Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: 312/733-1026, ext 216
Fax: 312/733-1791
aboesen@illinoisaap.com
