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Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Alison Elliott IME Consulting Registered Nurse Accredited Nurse Immuniser May 2019

Acknowledgements:

• Tracie Hibbard: Australian Immunisation Register, Department of Human Services
• Lauren Dalton: Immunisation Liaison Officer, National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance

Overview

 History of the Australian Immunisation Register  A day in the life of AIR  The importance of AIR data  Accurate complete & timely data  AIR enhancements  Medical exemptions, contraindications & natural immunity  Recording adolescent vaccines on AIR  AIR reports  Questions

History of the Australian Immunisation Register

 The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)

was introduced in 1996 to record all immunisations administered to children from birth to 7 years of age.

 From 30 September 2016, the ACIR expanded to become

the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), a national register that records immunisations given to people of all ages in Australia …a whole of life register!

Australian Immunisation Register

• The AIR is a national register that records all vaccinations given

to individuals of all ages, including National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule vaccines, flu, shingles and travel vaccines

• The AIR is administered under the Australian Immunisation

Register Act 2015

• AIR data is protected under the Privacy Act 1988

Australian Immunisation Register

• As at 31 December 2018:

Over 26 million individuals of all ages registered on

AIR (up from 6.2 million on ACIR in September 2016)

94.6% of 5 year olds were up to date with their

vaccinations (up from 93.4% in September 2016)

What happens at AIR? …24 hours in the life of AIR

Vaccination providers request reports to be generated through the AIR Site Midnight Midnight 8am 5pm Once per month, vaccination providers are paid based on the number of vaccinations recorded on the AIR AIR data is sent to Families for FTB Part A and Child Care Subsidy

43,271 immunisations submitted through Practice Management Software 9,438 immunisations submitted through the AIR site 67 immunisations submitted manually 5,425 (10.1%) pended transmissions 638 phone calls from individuals 39.5% requesting their or their child’s immunisation history statement 23.5% enquiring about vaccines not recorded on the AIR 475 phone calls from providers 58.1% requesting to amend data already submitted to the AIR 12.4% requesting AIR site help 544 forms processed 26.3% were manual encounter forms submitted to the AIR by providers 24.6% were Immunisation History Forms used to report overseas vaccinations to the AIR

22/1/2019

The importance of AIR data

• AIR data are used:

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to monitor vaccination coverage across Australia

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to monitor the effectiveness of vaccines and vaccination programs

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to inform immunisation policy and research

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to identify any parts of Australia at risk during disease

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for eligibility for Family Tax Benefit and Child Care Subsidy payments

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as proof of vaccination for entry to child care and school, and for employment purposes

Accurate, complete and timely data

• To assist vaccination providers with data entry, the AIR system has been updated to

include:

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enhanced identity matching for individuals

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automated business rules

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‘real-time' processing of data entered using the AIR site

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additional standard vaccines (Men ACWY, HPV)

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‘pharmacy’ and ‘commercial’ provider types

Accurate, complete and timely data

• To assist with data entry, the AIR site has been updated to allow vaccination providers to:

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improve identity matching and amend Indigenous information

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update an individual’s record with a returned mail flag

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amend / correct vaccine data they have submitted

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notify natural immunity and medical contraindication

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record batch numbers and school names for all vaccines

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record planned catch up schedules

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print immunisation history statements

Accurate, complete and timely data

− practices need to keep their practice management software

(PMS) up-to-date for access to the latest AIR, Medicare and PBS functionality

− submit immunisation data entry to the AIR as soon as possible,

ideally at the time of service

− immunisations are recorded in batches when using PMS − immunisations are recorded in ‘real time’ when using the AIR

site

− immunisation History Statements can be printed from the

‘Identify Individual’ menu

Secure email

A closer look at the AIR enhancements

Returned mail & planning catch-up immunisations

Return mail indicator

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Vaccination providers can now record planned catch up schedules using the AIR site

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Vaccination providers should not put the individual on a planned catch up schedule if:

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they have vaccinated the individual and the individual is no longer overdue for any vaccines

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they feel the parent/guardian of the individual does not intend to vaccinate their child

Planned catch up schedules

− Vaccination providers can now record planned catch up

schedules using the AIR site

− Vaccination providers should not put the individual on a

planned catch up schedule if:

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they have vaccinated the individual and the individual is no longer overdue for any vaccines

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they feel the parent/guardian of the individual does not intend to vaccinate their child

Update encounter

Approx 10% of incoming phone calls from customers and providers are from providers requesting to amend data on the AIR Pencil allows you to edit/update the encounter.

Note: The pencil will only be visible if the encounter has NOT yet been processed by AIR

Provider access to immunisation history statements online

Statements can be easily downloaded and printed/emailed to patients

Parent access to immunisation history statements online

Parents registered with Medicare can access statements via the Medicare Express Plus App. Download the free App from the App Store

Immunisation medical exemptions

The following groups are eligible to provide immunisation medical exemptions:

• general practitioners –defined by the Health Insurance Act 1973:
• fellows of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
• fellows of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

(ACRRM)

• n Medicare’s Vocational Register of General Practitioners

− general practice registrars on an approved 3GA training placement − paediatricians − public health physicians − infectious diseases physicians − clinical immunologists

Medical contraindication

The contraindications for a permanent vaccine exemption are:

– anaphylaxis after a dose of a vaccine – anaphylaxis after a dose of any component of a vaccine – significant immunocompromise(live vaccines only)

The contraindications for a temporary vaccine exemption are:

– significant immunocompromise of short duration (live vaccines only) – pregnancy (live vaccines only)

Recording a medical contraindication

Natural immunity

If an individual has had a disease, and as a result has developed a natural immunity to it, they can be exempt from receiving the vaccine A natural immunity can only be recorded for these diseases:

–hepatitis B –measles –mumps –rubella –varicella (chickenpox)

Recording a natural immunity

AIR data – what can you do?

• Keep your practice software up-to-date for access to the latest

AIR, Medicare and PBS functionality

• To ensure all individuals have an up to date record on the AIR

for child care, school, employment, travel and family assistance purposes:

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Send immunisation data to the AIR for all individuals

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Send immunisation data to the AIR at the time of service

AIR and HPV Register

• AIR is now the only register for HPV vaccinations.
• Due and overdue rules apply for HPV vaccinations
• All HPV vaccinations recorded on the HPV Register have

been migrated to the AIR

• AIR site reports include HPV
• Immunisation history statements display HPV vaccinations

AIR and adolescent vaccines – 2019

• AIR is now the only register for HPV vaccinations
• Due and overdue rules apply for HPV vaccinations
• HPV vaccinations recorded on the HPV Register have been migrated

to the AIR

• AIR site reports include HPV
• Immunisation history statements display HPV vaccinations

Note: The HPV vaccination does not impact family assistance payments

AIR and adolescent vaccines – 2019

• Apply due and overdue rules for adolescent doses of:

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MEN ACWY (from 14 April 2019) for 2001 DoB

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DTP (from 1 January 2020) for 2002 DoB

• Update AIR site reports to include adolescent doses
• Adolescent overdue reminder letters at 14.5, 17, 18 years of age

Note: these will include any vaccinations missed during childhood

• Increase frequency of childhood overdue reminder letters for non-Centrelink

customers (7, 13, 15, 19, 49 months)

• Note: overdue reminder letters for all will continue at 10, 21 and 54

months

AIR Reports

AIR site report access

Report Description PHN, State & territory health dep. PHUs Community Health Ctr. AMS, AHW, Community nurse, FDS Medicare GP General Practice Pharm.

AIR001A Number of individuals registered with the AIR

P P P P P P

AIR002A Number or % of individuals who have received valid vaccinations

P P P P P P

AIR002B Number of individuals who have received valid vaccinations by a selected provider

P P P P P

AIR003A Number of individuals whose consent has been withdrawn

P P P P P

AIR004A Number or % of valid vaccinations by provider type

P P

AIR005A Number of providers who have submitted valid vaccination information to the AIR

P P

AIR010A Due/overdue report by practice

P

AIR011A Due/overdue report by locality

P P P P P

AIR011B Due/overdue report by provider

P P P P P P

AIR012A Database exchange report

P P P

AIR015A History update report

P P P

AIR016A Provider contact details

P P

AIR018A Immunisation practice report for PHNs

P

AIR021A Due/overdue report by Medicare GP

P

AIR010A – Due/Overdue Practice

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Identifies individuals who have attended the medical practice for a Medicare service and are due/overdue for a vaccination

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Rules:

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a medical practitioner must request the report using their Medicare provider number

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the practice must have a Practice Incentive Program (PIP) number

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GPs at the practice must be registered with PIP and have accepted the AIR terms and conditions

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not available for AIR ancillary providers

AIR010A – Due/Overdue by Practice

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Options for output:

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CSV single, CSV multiple or text

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PIP number

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MBS service period

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immunisation status

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age breakdown

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immunisation medical exemption

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single visit to practice

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returned mail

AIR010A – Due/Overdue by Practice

Nominate the information to be included in the report using the report details file:

− IH – Individual details file − DO – Overdue details file − VC – Vaccine details file − NM – Natural Immunity/ Medical Contraindication details file

AIR010A – Due/Overdue by Practice

The BP date.txt file:

• provides information about the report
• provides explanations of AIR codes included

in the report

• identifies the medical practitioners whose

patient information has been included in the AIR010A report

The .csv files make up the report

Reports for Local Government Authorities AIR011A – Due/Overdue by Municipality

AIR011A – Due/Overdue by Municipality

AIR011A – Due/Overdue by Municipality

AIR011A – Due/Overdue by Municipality

Question time

AIR contacts

• General enquiries email - AIR@humanservices.gov.au
• General enquiries phone - 1800 653 809
• https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/

medicare/australian-immunisation-register