Optimizing IIS Efficiency Introduction

Module 1	Introduction	Unit 1 IIS Sustainability Toolkit Introduction
Module 2	Getting Started	Unit 1 How to Use this Toolkit
Module 3	Defining IIS Sustainability	Unit 1 What is IIS Sustainability and Why Does it Matter?
Module 4	Strategy 1: Diversifying Funding	Unit 1 Diversifying Funding Introduction	Unit 2 Approach A. Leveraging Medicaid Match	Unit 3 Approach B. Billing for IIS Data
Module 5	Strategy 2: Optimizing IIS Efficiency	Unit 1 Optimizing IIS Efficiency Introduction	Unit 2 Approach A. Increasing the Use of Shared Services	Unit 3 Approach B: Leveraging Shared Infrastructure	Unit 4 Approach C: Using Open Source Software	Unit 5 Approach D. Implementing Process Automation	Unit 6 Approach E: Modernizing IIS
Module 6	Success Stories from the Field	Unit 1 Success Stories Introduction	Unit 2 Using Medicaid Match to Diversify IIS Funding	Unit 3 Diversifying IIS Funding Through Health Plan Billing	Unit 4 Slowing the Curve to Manage Rising IIS Costs
Module 7	Additional Considerations	Unit 1 Additional Considerations
Module 8	Additional Resources Related to Sustainability	Unit 1 Additional Resources
Module 9	References	Unit 1 References
Module 10	Abbreviations and Acronyms	Unit 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms

Optimizing efficiency is a key component of IIS sustainability.

As technology costs rise and funding environments remain uncertain, jurisdictions must find ways to maximize the value of existing resources, use opportunities to streamline business processes, and adopt functionality that reduces or controls costs associated with IIS.²

Improving efficiency can help reduce duplication and free up resources that can be reinvested in modernization and long-term sustainability (see Success Stories from the Field: Slowing the Curve to Manage Rising IIS Costs).

This section highlights five practical approaches for optimizing IIS efficiency: increasing the use of shared services, leveraging shared infrastructure, using open source software, automating processes, and modernizing the IIS. These approaches were selected because they are broadly applicable, feasible across a range of technical environments, and supported by emerging examples from the field. They offer opportunities to strengthen IIS sustainability by reducing duplication of effort, lowering long-term operational costs, improving performance and scalability, as well as building on existing public health and enterprise investments.

2. Current challenges and future possibilities for immunization information systems. https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859%2820%2930584-2/fulltext ↩