4th Annual National Immunization Program

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A1-Immunization Registries Getting Started
101 GRITS Synergy in Action
4th Annual National Immunization
Program Immunization Registry Conference Atlanta,
GA Thomas M. Moss State of Georgia Immunization
Registry Manager
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• Synergy Teamwork moving towards a common end.
• In in accordance with.
• Action The process of doing.
• GRITS is a team working towards a common end in
  accordance with the process of creating an
  Immunization Registry.

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• GRITS is a TEAM working towards a common end in
  accordance with the process of creating an
  Immunization Registry.
• The Team Owns The Team
• Three Cs of a team member
• Character WIN within The Personal Base
  Being
• Chemistry WIN with others The People Base
  Relationships
• Competence WIN in whatever you do The
  Performance base Doing

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• The CORE TEAM in Georgia
• 2 Registry Business Analysts
• Tracy Ingraham Team Lead State Required
  Enhancements
• Lisa Roberts Team Lead Data Exchange Interface
• 1 Registry Marketing Training Consultant
• Greg Richardson Team Lead Communications
• 2 Registry Associates
• Deborah Head Team Support
• Yolanda Oliver Data Support
• 1 Policy, Rules, Regulations Consultant
• Mike Etheredge Liason with DHR-OIT, GTA
• 1 Registry Manager
• Tom Moss Remove Barriers Empower Core Team

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• The SALES TEAM in Georgia
• 12 18 Immunization Program Consultants
• Territory Managers
• Registry Sales
• Registry Trainers
• Registry Follow-up

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• The Business Subject Matter Experts (bSMEs) in
  Georgia
• Vaccine for Children Consultants
• Immunization Education Consultants
• Public Health Clinical Information System
  Consultants
• American Academy of Pediatrics Consultants
• Local / Regional Registry Consultants

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• The Technical Subject Matter Experts (tSMEs) in
  Georgia
• Tri-Zetto Group
• RFP, Registry Consultants
• EDS
• Application Development
• Environment Management
• Level 1 Level 2 Help Desk
• Department of Human Resources-OIT
• Database Administrators
• Level 2 Level 3 Help Desk
• Georgia Technology Authority (GTA)
• Network Operations Management
• Level 3 Help Desk

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• A team built on the 3 Cs
• Character, Chemistry, and Competence can conquer
  the challenge.

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• GRITS is a team working towards a COMMON END in
  accordance with the process of creating an
  Immunization Registry.
• The Team Owns The Purpose
• A Registry for healthy Children in the State of
  Georgia.

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• It is for the Children

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• GRITS is a team working towards a common end in
  accordance with THE PROCESS OF creating an
  Immunization Registry.
• The Team Owns The Process
• Each Core Team member takes ownership, authority,
  and responsibility for their piece of the
  process.

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• Set Standards
• National Immunization Programs (NIP) Technical
  Work Group (TWG) Certification Standards
• American Immunization Registry Associations
  (AIRA) Programmatic Registry Operations Workgroup
  (PROW) Registry Standards of Excellence

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• Create a Living, Breathing Program Strategy
• System Requirements Strategy
• System Develop Strategy
• Application Release Strategy
• Operations Support Strategy
• Organization / User Support Strategy
• Training Strategy
• Deployment Strategy
• Marketing Strategy

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• Continuously Monitor Progress
• Re-evaluate your Strategies
• Do not fear changing strategies
• Evaluate using AIRA PROW Standards of Excellence
  Worksheets

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• Celebrate
• Recognize your victories, celebrate.
• Recognize anything and everything that keeps the
  process moving forward, celebrate.
• Recognize your failures, celebrate.
• Learn from your failures, celebrate.
• Celebrate

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• Dont waste energy trying to cover up failure.
  Learn from your failures and go on to the next
  challenge. Its okay to fail. If youre not
  failing, youre not growing.
• - H. Stanley Judd

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• GRITS is a team working towards a common end in
  accordance with the process of creating an
  IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY.
• The Team Owns The Registry
• The 3 Ps of Ownership
• Pride WIN within The Personal Base Being
• Professionalism WIN with others The People
  Base Relationships
• Production WIN in whatever you do The
  Performance base Doing

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• I am PROUD to state that in 5 Months we have
  grown from
• ZERO Clients to 1,262,250 Clients
• ZERO Immunization Records to 7,459,611
  Immunization Records

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PROFESSIONALISM Statewide
Pilot Districts Counties May 2003 Aug 2003
Phase I Districts Counties Sept 2003 Dec 2003
Phase II Districts Counties Jan 2004 Dec 2004
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• Our PRODUCTION matches our Philosophy
• In all things seek a path to keeps you moving
  forward.

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• The Team of the Georgia Registry of Immunization
  Transactions and Services