Testing & DiscoveryTesting and Discovery, the initial stage in the Measurement and Improvement Initiative, serves to gather preliminary and general information on community alignment with IIS Functional Standards. The Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool (AART) is used to compile and display measures and test results for this initial stage and all future stages of the initiative. Testing and Discovery has been under way since mid-2015. The initial content areas of testing all focused on improving interoperability. It is important for the IIS community to ensure that standards exist and are widely implemented to reduce connectivity barriers and facilitate timely data exchange, which will further enhance the ability to monitor and improve vaccine coverage. A key aspect of standards implementation is measurement adoption. An interoperability testing process provides measurable metrics to verify and track success. The Testing and Discovery process was set up with several outcomes in mind:
In addition, the Testing and Discovery process has several major benefits for the community:
In order to participate or to request more information about the Testing and Discovery process, please contact Kristi Siahaya. Additional ResourcesInteroperability Testing Project Webinar and Q&A Session NIST 2015 Edition Meaningful Use Test Tools Immunization Information System (IIS) Measurement and Improvement: Testing and Discovery, Assessment and Validation Overview |