Healthcare IT News May 11, 2021
In the U.S., the VCI will issue FHIR-enabled COVID-19 vaccine certificates on iOS and Android phones and digital wallets – and paper-based copies with QR codes to help ensure health equity.
During HIMSS webinar on Monday, healthcare leaders from the U.S. and Europe offered up-close looks at how they’re developing and implementing approaches to vaccine credentials.
The session, COVID-19 Vaccination Credentialing: Global Initiatives and Implications, was presented by HIMSS Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability. It focused on three ongoing projects around the world as “the largest mass vaccination program ever attempted” continues apace.
In an update from the U.S., Dr. Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at the MITRE Corporation, offered a status report on the Vaccine Credentialing Initiative, which...