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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS)
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago/Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Request: Approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Immunization Registration Software System Program
Goods or Services: Sharing of resources and responsibilities relative to an immunization registration software system housed at CCHHS
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2014, with automatic one year renewals thereafter.
Fiscal Impact: None.
Accounts: N/A
Summary: In 2011, CCHHS implemented a mass immunization registration system for CDPH's primary use. The system was developed by CCHHS' Department of Medicine Information Technology team and created a patient and immunization registration system that was linked to CCHHS' existing interface with the Illinois Department of Public Health's (IDPH) immunization registry. The web-based system allows CCHHS and CDPH to simultaneously enter patient and immunization data, and/or monitor immunization activity, at multiple browser-equipped sites using applicable security and encryption for access to protected health information.
This agreement allows for continued collaboration in the capture of patient and immunization information in suburban Cook County and the city of Chicago and will improve the tracking of large scale immunization events triggered by public health emergencies, as well as enable real-time situational awareness of immunization activity.
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