Vaccinations & Immunizations

Poor Interoperability Limited Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

August 8, 2023 - According to a study published in Health Affairs, poor immunization data interoperability hampered primary care providers’ COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the PRIME Registry, a qualified clinical data registry with more than 2,000 primary care...

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EHR Vendor Cerner Announces Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Cerner has announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its US employees, according to reporting from The Kansas City Star.   US employees are required to be fully vaccinated by December...

4 Use Cases for Direct Secure Messaging, Data Exchange in Healthcare

by Hannah Nelson

As the digital health transformation continues, direct secure messaging has proven to be a valuable tool to support various data exchange efforts. Non-profit trade alliance DirectTrust developed the...

EHR Vendor Epic Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Mask Requirement

by Hannah Nelson

In a letter sent to staff, EHR vendor Epic Systems announced that all US-based employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1, according to reporting from Madison, Wisconsin’s...

Google Updates API for Patient Access to Personal COVID-19 Data

by Hannah Nelson

Google has updated its Passes application programming interface (API) to provide patients with a secure way to store, access, and share COVID-19 vaccination and testing data on Android...

Direct Messaging Boosts Interoperability For COVID-19 Vaccination

by Hannah Nelson

Surescripts Clinical Direct Messaging has played a vital role in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination effort by boosting interoperability between pharmacies and primary care providers. Since...

CA COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Gets Data Exchange Boost From API

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California’s My Turn COVID-19 vaccination program has enlisted new assistance from an application programming interface (API) to improve EHR data exchange among providers. California’s...

Integrating a State Vaccine Scheduling System into the EHR

by Christopher Jason

Employees at Keck Medicine of USC, a health system that includes three hospitals and over 40 outpatient facilities in the Los Angeles area, were forced to handle the COVID-19 vaccination wave through...

eClinicalWorks Launches COVID-19 Vaccine EHR Solution

by Christopher Jason

eClinicalWorks announced it has developed and integrated a COVID-19 vaccine EHR solution, Vaccine Administration Management Solution (VAMS), into workflows across 29 states to help clinicians...

Tripathi: ONC Working to Boost Interoperability, COVID-19 Response

by Christopher Jason

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will maintain its focus on mitigating COVID-19 through health IT while also prioritizing interoperability, National Coordinator for Health IT,...

Major NY Health System Leverages Epic EHR COVID-19 Vaccine Solution

by Christopher Jason

Catholic Health System in Western New York leveraged the Epic EHR COVID-19 vaccine solution to distribute roughly 12,000 vaccines to New York healthcare workers and other individuals in the 1A...

Department of Defense Launches COVID-19 Vaccine EHR Solution

by Christopher Jason

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced it has integrated a COVID-19 vaccine EHR solution into its new EHR system, MHS GENESIS, to help clinicians identify and register patients. DoD collaborated...

What is an Immunization Information System, Why is it Important?

by Christopher Jason

Once integrated into the EHR, an immunization information system (IIS) helps improve COVID-19 vaccination distribution, administration, documentation, and monitorization by gathering and storing...

175 COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Tap Cerner EHR Solution

by Christopher Jason

Cerner has announced 175 COVID-19 vaccination sites have leveraged its Mass Vaccination EHR solution to help clinicians identify, register, and vaccinate patients. When COVID-19 began to spread in...

How a Health Information Exchange Can Boost COVID-19 Vaccination

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Health information exchanges (HIEs) are needed to help states identify and prioritize individuals who receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Without leveraging HIEs, the coronavirus recovery timeline could...

HHS to Award Funding to Boost Immunization Information Systems, HIEs

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will distribute funds across the country to enhance patient data sharing between health information exchanges (HIEs) and...

A Deep Dive into the EHR COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Process

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