Becker's Healthcare January 15, 2021
The effort to achieve mass vaccination in the U.S. has gotten off to a slower-than-predicted start, plagued by supply shortages, disorganization and inadequate IT systems.
Below, five CIOs from hospitals and health systems across the country share what IT infrastructure improvements they think are necessary to improve the efficiency of the vaccine rollout process.
Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and style.
Brian Herrick, MD, CIO, Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance: Improvements include a clinical tracking system, open access to scheduling, and ensuring that our process does not increase inequity.
These improvements require 1) analytics to identify the correct population at the correct time of the phased vaccine timeline, 2) the ability for patients who qualify for the...
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