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Staff warn immunization-tracking fragmentation raises risk of vaccine-record errors
Summary
A staff member said four separate immunization systems (ImTrax, PCC, an older system and the county's Thrive system) are in use and that inconsistent data sharing increases work and the potential for vaccine errors; one staffer said "If everyone did use ImTrax, it would take care of that problem."
A staff member raised concerns about immunization-tracking systems, saying staff have to consult up to four different systems — ImTrax, the old system, PCC and the county's Thrive system — to verify immunization records. The staff member said the fragmentation has "really increased the probability of vaccine error" and that staff must "really dig" to reconcile records.
The staff member proposed wider use of ImTrax as a way to reduce error and administrative burden: "If everyone did use ImTrax, it would take care of that problem," the speaker said. Presenters described a related operational problem in which data transfer requires an extra step in the Thrive system (a checkbox) and missing that step can prevent records from populating correctly, creating gaps in the county's immunization database.
