“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to add STCHealth to the ranks of vendors modernizing its immunization information system (IIS), according to a notice posted to SAM.gov Tuesday.”
“Phoenix-based STCHealth, which runs a “vaccine intelligence” network, will operate and maintain system changes and ensure the system connects to the CDC-run Immunization (IZ) Gateway, a digital connection point for hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.”
“The CDC made sole-source contract awards to seven vendors in 2021 to begin enhancing reporting of routine vaccination data and automating reporting of COVID-19 vaccination data — a weakness during the pandemic — and STCHealth’s sole-source contract will continue that work.”
“’Further, these contracts will involve enhancing STCHealth’s IIS products to connect to new IZ Gateway functionality including, but not limited to, the multi-jurisdictional query function and data submission to CDC via the IZ Gateway,’ reads the notice…” Read the full article here.
Source: CDC expanding immunization information system connectivity – By Dave Nyczepir, March 11, 2021. FedScoop.
