COVID-19 Tippy - Placing COVID Vaccination Orders

Tippies can be quickly adopted with immediate workflow benefits...

• Placing COVID-19 Vaccination Orders

A prior tip explains how to record a vaccination (administered elsewhere) in a patient's vaccination history. When vaccines are administered in a setting where Connect Care is the record of care, the correct workflow starts with an order for the vaccine, just like workflows for any other immunization. The order automatically facilitates the generation of a vaccine administration record, which automatically appears in the patient's Connect Care chart. 

Outpatient vaccination workflows are straightforward. The clinic will know which vaccine is available and so will know which specific COVID-19 vaccine to enter in the order search box. The resulting order composer is simple. 

Inpatient vaccination workflows are more complex because a number of orders must accumulate before there are sufficient patients to immunize without wasting available vaccine vials. The required order, criteria check and verbal consent documentation are all linked, as explained in the clinician Manual:

• Manual: Inpatient COVID-19 Vaccination Orders