Bidirectional Data Exchange (BiDX)with CAIR2 ā Sign Up Now!
What is Bidirectional Exchange (BiDX)?
It is the two-way communication between a provider Electronic Health Record system (EHR) and the California Immunization Registry (CAIR2). When a provider opens a patient record in their EHR, an electronic patient query is sent to CAIR2 and if a matching patient is found, CAIR2 returns an electronic response containing the patientās immunization history and vaccine recommendations (optional) back to the EHR. The EHR can then import any of the returned vaccine doses into the patient record. See this one-page flyer (PDF) on how BiDX gets your EHR and CAIR2 connected. To see how it works with one type of EHR and registry view this video.
Save Time and Improve Patient Care
- No need to login to CAIR2 to view patient histories ā they are immediately available for review or upload in your EHR!
- Patient vaccine recommendations can also be returned, helping your clinic keep your patients fully vaccinated!
Incentive Payments
- Meet immunization reporting requirements of the EHR Incentive (āmeaningful useā) Program and the Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
- Meet immunization performance goals in programs such as Medi-cal Managed Care, MIPS, Pay-for-Performance, Patient-centered Medical Home recognition or Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Quality Awards.
Get Started
More than 1,200 Sites are submitting patient queries to CAIR2 and receiving patient histories back to their EHR systems. Sites interested in BiDX (including data aggregators/HIEs) will need to go through a formal testing/onboarding process. Note: your Site will not be considered for BiDX unless you are currently sending production immunization data to CAIR2. To begin the BiDX āonboardingā process, follow the steps outlined below.
Active Patient Histories
To get the most value from the BiDX process, each site should consider submitting all active patient historical doses to CAIR2 so that patient vaccination recommendations returned to your EHR will be correct. Consult with one of our CAIR2 Data Exchange Specialists about submitting prior immunizations records (historical data) for your active patients.ā