A new release (v1.8.1.0) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) is now available. (Download ICE 1.8.2.0). ICE is a state-of-the-art open-source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations (CDSi) for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
The release includes the following changes:
- Updates to the Polio Vaccine Group and the Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine Group to better reflect latest guidelines, and addition of Influenza vaccine (CVX 185 and 186) to the Influenza Vaccine Group.
- Combines PCV and PPSV vaccine groups into one, new vaccine group for Pneumococcal. This change was made to better account for shots administered across the patient’s lifetime. (To support this new Pneumococcal vaccine group, implementers may need to make adjustments to stop looking for the old PCV and PPSV vaccine group codes (700 and 720), and start looking for the new vaccine group code (750). Child and adult pneumococcal vaccinations are now evaluated and forecast under this new vaccine group. The PCV and PPSV vaccine groups are no longer supported.)
- Release notes which describe the above changes to the vaccine group logic in more detail.
Implementers should refer to the new ICE Implementation Guide when making adjustments to be compatible with this latest release, including the new Pneumococcal vaccine group as well as a few other vaccine and evaluation reason codes that have been added.
You can determine which release of ICE you are using by viewing the README.HISTORY file that is included with each distribution.
Please feel free to e-mail us at ice@hln.com if you have any questions.
See press release.