Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
V Alfonsi<SUP>1</SUP>, F D'Ancona (
)<SUP>1</SUP>, M C Rota<SUP>1</SUP>, C Giambi<SUP>1</SUP>, A Ranghiasci<SUP>1</SUP>, S Iannazzo<SUP>2</SUP>, Regional coordinators for infectious diseases and vaccinations<SUP>3</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Alfonsi V, D'Ancona F, Rota MC, Giambi C, Ranghiasci A, Iannazzo S, Regional coordinators for infectious diseases and vaccinations. Immunisation registers in Italy: a patchwork of computerisation . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(17)
ii=20156. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20156
Date of submission: 03 October 2011 <HR>In Italy, the 21 regional health authorities are in charge of organising and implementing their own vaccination strategy, based on the national vaccine plan. Immunisation coverage varies greatly among the regions for certain vaccines. Efforts to increase childhood immunisation coverage have included initiatives to develop and implement computerised immunisation registers in as many regions as possible. We undertook a cross-sectional online survey in July 2011 to provide an updated picture of the use, heterogeneity and main functions of different computerised immunisation registers used in the Italian regions and to understand the flow of information from local health units to the regional authorities and to the Ministry of Health. Comparing current data with those obtained in 2007, a substantial improvement is evident. A total of 15 regions are fully computerised (previously nine), with 83% of local health units equipped with a computerised register (previously 70%). Eight of the 15 fully computerised regions use the same software, simplifying data sharing. Only four regions are able to obtain data in real time from local health units. Despite the progress made, the capacity to monitor vaccination coverage and to exchange data appears still limited.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 17, 26 April 2012
Research articles
Immunisation registers in Italy: a patchwork of computerisation
Research articles
Immunisation registers in Italy: a patchwork of computerisation
V Alfonsi<SUP>1</SUP>, F D'Ancona (
- Istituto Superiore di Sanit? (ISS), National Centre for Epidemiology Surveillance and Health Promotion (CNESPS), Rome, Italy
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Directorate General of Health Prevention, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
- The regional coordinators are listed at the end of the article
Citation style for this article: Alfonsi V, D'Ancona F, Rota MC, Giambi C, Ranghiasci A, Iannazzo S, Regional coordinators for infectious diseases and vaccinations. Immunisation registers in Italy: a patchwork of computerisation . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(17)
ii=20156. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20156 Date of submission: 03 October 2011 <HR>In Italy, the 21 regional health authorities are in charge of organising and implementing their own vaccination strategy, based on the national vaccine plan. Immunisation coverage varies greatly among the regions for certain vaccines. Efforts to increase childhood immunisation coverage have included initiatives to develop and implement computerised immunisation registers in as many regions as possible. We undertook a cross-sectional online survey in July 2011 to provide an updated picture of the use, heterogeneity and main functions of different computerised immunisation registers used in the Italian regions and to understand the flow of information from local health units to the regional authorities and to the Ministry of Health. Comparing current data with those obtained in 2007, a substantial improvement is evident. A total of 15 regions are fully computerised (previously nine), with 83% of local health units equipped with a computerised register (previously 70%). Eight of the 15 fully computerised regions use the same software, simplifying data sharing. Only four regions are able to obtain data in real time from local health units. Despite the progress made, the capacity to monitor vaccination coverage and to exchange data appears still limited.