The Chester County Health Department prides itself on its ability to provide flu vaccines to its residents, but strict data entry requirements were a significant challenge for staff. Running Chester County’s annual flu clinics meant dedicating a team to manually enter the information into the Pennsylvania Statewide Immunization Information System (PA-SIIS), which put a strain … Continued
Dalia Brahmi is a practicing physician who has been working in family medicine, reproductive health, and public health education for the last 20 years. In 2021, she joined VaxCare as a Senior Medical Director leading our Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) program—bringing the ease and efficiency of VaxCare to the world of contraceptive implants and IUDs—which … Continued
It takes a lot of work behind the scenes for us to connect all the parts of the entire vaccine ecosystem—ordering, recording, charting, billing—with one simple scan. Creating integrations between our technology and electronic health records (EHRs) are one way we make that happen. Recently, athenahealth, a leading EHR, invited our chief product officer, Evan Landis, to … Continued
Many organizations are dedicated to improving vaccine access and information but Immunize.org stands out in the breadth and depth of vaccine resources for healthcare workers. Need an HPV vaccine information statement in Tagalog? You’ll find it at Immunize.org. Looking for guidance on discussing alternative vaccination schedules with parents? Immunize.org has an entire section devoted to … Continued
There’s been a lot of talk about the two new pneumococcal vaccines that hit the 2022 schedule—as well as the simplified recommendations for these products—but there are a few other important changes to 2022’s vaccination schedule worth discussing. Updated Recommendations for Recombinant Zoster Vaccine ACIP voted to recommend two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix: … Continued
“Over the past year, COVID-19 has really become the focal point of vaccinations,” says L.J. Tan, MS, Ph.D., chief strategy officer for Immunize.org (formerly Immunization Action Coalition). “But our organization wants to make sure providers are acutely aware that now is the time to check their patients’ vaccine records at every single visit, so they … Continued