Facility Information

Purpose

The purpose of this page is to provide information about the Facility Information section.

Administered at Location

Description: The facility name/identifier of the facility that administered the immunization. This information may not be available for a historical dose.

Rationale for inclusion: Tracks the location where vaccines are administered, ensuring accurate data for reporting and compliance.

Functional Standard(s): 4.0

Repeat: No

Data Source: Vaccination Event (for example, reported by an Electronic Health Records (EHR) of a hospital system)

Standards Mapping:

Standard Data Element Usage
HL7 v2 RXA-11.4 C(RE/O)
USCDI V5 Facility Name/Facility Identifier

Responsible Organization

Description: The identifier of the organization that originated and is accountable for the content of the record. It may be referred to as the IIS-AO ID, IIS-authorized organization, or the sending responsible organization.

Rationale for inclusion: Enables the IIS to assess data quality based on the source's reliability and apply appropriate validation rules for different submitter types. It also supports error resolution by identifying who to contact when data issues arise and helps prevent duplicates by tracking which organizations have reported data for the same patient.

Functional Standard(s): 4.0

Repeat: No

Data Source: Vaccination Event (for example, reported by an EHR of a hospital system)

Standards Mapping:

Standard Data Element Usage
HL7 v2 MSH-22 RE
USCDI V5 Facility Identifier/Author Organization

Sending Organization

Description: The identifier of the organization, or facility, that connects to the IIS and submits the record. The sending organization refers to the entity that owns or operates the application used to transmit data from the EHR to the IIS, which may be a health system encompassing multiple provider organizations or an EHR hub facilitating data flow from various independent providers to the IIS.

Rationale for inclusion: Ensures accurate tracking of the sending organization for vaccine data exchange and record-keeping.

Functional Standard(s): 4.0

Repeat: No

Data Source: Vaccination Event (for example, reported by an EHR of a hospital system)

Standards Mapping:

Standard Data Element Usage
HL7 v2 MSH-4 RE
USCDI V5 Facility Identifier