Purpose
The purpose of this page is to provide information about the Allergies and Intolerances section.
Contraindications/Precautions
Description: A reason to consider not giving a patient a vaccine proposed for administration. See "Contraindications/Precautions Date" under Problems for the observation date.
Rationale for inclusion:
- Enhances immunization forecasting accuracy by incorporating contraindications and precautions into patient records, allowing the IIS to generate tailored vaccination schedules for pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations.
- Supports effective investigation and reporting of vaccine adverse events by providing critical information regarding contraindications and precautions that can help public health officials assess potential risks associated with vaccinations and improve safety monitoring efforts.
- Allows the system to provide clinically relevant alerts and recommendations when querying patient records, rather than just returning raw vaccination history.
- Improves reminder and recall activities by utilizing contraindication and precaution data to identify patients who may need alternative vaccination strategies or follow-up consultations, ensuring that outreach efforts are both safe and effective.
Functional Standard(s): 6.0, 10.0, 11.0, 13.0
Repeat: Yes
Data Source: Vaccination Event (for example, reported by an Electronic Health Records (EHR) of a hospital system)
Standard Mapping:
| Standard | Data Element | Usage |
| HL7 v2 | OBX-5 where OBX-3=’30945-0’ | R |
| USCDI V5 |