IIS Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and abbreviations used throughout the Immunization Information System site are defined below.
ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
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AIM | Association of Immunization Managers |
AIRA | American Immunization Registry Association |
APHL | Association of Public Health Laboratories |
ASTHO | Association for State and Territorial Health Officials |
AWS | Amazon Web Services |
BAA | Business Associate Agreement |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDSi | Clinical Decision Support for Immunization |
CoAg | Cooperative Agreement |
CVRS | COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting Specification |
CVX | Vaccine Administered |
DCH | COVID-19 Data Clearinghouse (DCH) |
DUA | Data Use Agreement |
EHR | Electronic Health Record |
EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
EUA | Emergency Use Authorization |
FERPA | Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
FISMA | Federal Information Security Modernization Act |
H-CORE | HHS Coordination Operations and Response Element |
HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HL7 | Health Level Seven |
HPOP | Health Partner Order Portal |
IIS | Immunization Information Systems |
IISAR | Immunization Information Systems Annual Report |
IISSB | Immunization Information Systems Support Branch |
IPOM | Immunization Program Operations Manual |
IZ Gateway, IZG | Immunization Gateway |
IZDL | Immunization Data Lake |
MIROW | Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MPX | monkeypox |
MU | Meaningful Use |
MVRS | MPX Vaccination Reporting Specification |
MVX | Manufacturer of Vaccine |
NCVIA | National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act |
NDC | Vaccine National Drug Code |
NIS | National Immunization Survey |
NIST | National Institute for Standards and Technology |
NPHL | Network for Public Health Law |
PHI | Protected Health Information |
PII | Personal Identifiable Information |
PJA | Provider Jurisdiction Agreement |
PPRL | Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage |
SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
VAMS | Vaccine Administration Management System |
VFC | Vaccines for Children |
VIS | Vaccine Information Statement |
VTrckS | Vaccine Tracking System |
WSDL | Web Services Definition Language |
Page last reviewed: September 26, 2022
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases