PROJECT | Immunization Records
ROLE | Researcher
DURATION | Five Weeks
The Problem
In California all the immunization forms of children are either manual (paper) or fillable (online) pdf.
Staff required to enter data , keep tracks (manually) of all current immunization for all children and staff.
All California Child Care Organizations require to report on Immunization annually. (By Fall each year)
Reporting is Manual Data Entry Using CDPH Forms.
Solution
Digitize all Immunization Forms with easy Data entry and integration with IIS.
Automated Notification for tracking current immunization requirements for all children and staff.
Automated and easy reporting.
Research - Early Insights
Initially spoke to two childcare organizations: 1 Owner infant and preschool canter, 1 Director of a large private K-8 school.
Both expressed desire to replace manual records keeping
Both could not identify a single solution that currently provides immunization record keeping.
Child Center used manual Excel Spreadsheets and school uses robust Large vendor solutions.
Both expressed interest is seeing what this solution could offer.
Early Discovery
State IIS offers very complex solution to Immunization records that is more geared toward Healthcare providers.
DSS requires : "Blue Cards" to be kept in each child file.
ACCUDOX - INTEGRATE IMMUNIZATION RECORD SYSTEM
- Strict Immunization schedule.
- Non-compliance results in penalty and is considered type of violation and is a public record which results in cost beyond penalty
- Paper forms easily accessible.
- Annual reporting forms re manual and packet is sent out manual to be filled in and mailed back.
Research - Continued Insights
Week of phone interviews: spoke to over 50 private child care facilities in CA.
Discovery
Any facilities that serves children age 18 months to 5 years old , do not care about notification and immunization record keeping beyond initial child enrollment and verification and immunization. Children between 28 months - 5 year old do not require mandatory immunization.
Majority of people interviews do not consider manual immunization record to be a problem and felt that paper state issued "Blue Card" is sufficient method.
Reporting is not considered a problem.
Record keepers spend very little on immunization record review and only as often as evry 3 months to as little as once a year.
Research - Existing Solutions
CURRENT SOLUTIONS ON A MARKET:
State owned records: Online IIS (Immunization Information System).
Saturated market with affordable and free solututions.
Most solutions include heath management and immunization records as part as part of comprehensive chaild care facility management solutions: Oncare, PROCARE Software,Ezcare2 and much more.