These are the most frequently asked questions we get from hospital administrators and other healthcare personnel about how UDIVitals helps with the COVID vaccine rollout.

Why do we need a barcode scanning application for managing vaccines?

More than 280 million vaccine doses are administered each year in the US -- and now Pfizer is aiming for 1.3bn doses by 2021. The manual entry of this data is prone to human error and can cost lives. 

Barcode scanning automates manual data processes, creates an accurate account of vaccine received, prepared, used and wasted, and provides significant time savings that allow providers to treat more patients.

What difference can a vaccine management system make to patient safety?

Manual data entry results in 1 in 9 records with missing or inaccurate information. That number drops to 1 in 5,000 records when using a barcode scanner. 

Using barcode scanning saves an average 21 seconds per vaccine, which results in adding at least 12 vaccine appointments each week with these time savings, according to an independent study conducted by the CDC. 

Using UDIVitals, patients’ data is documented faster and more accurately, giving healthcare staff more time to dedicate to patient care.

What data do we need to track for the Covid-19 vaccine?

Currently, the COVID vaccines on the market require two doses that have different dosing instructions, temperature restrictions, and timing requirements to be effective. This is expected to become more complex as new vaccines are approved for public use. 

Providers and health organizations must be able to track the vaccine supplies distributed, received and prepared for patient use, vaccine temperature and timing compliance, vaccine doses used with patients, and wasted vaccine supplies.

How is UDIVitals different from other vaccine management applications? 

UDIVitals provides the industry's most comprehensive dataset of vaccine use and waste - which is critical to understand the effectiveness of the vaccine by site and nationwide.

UDIVitals is a full suite of vaccine management tools that performs vaccine tracking (from order through use) and improves patient safety. Should a patient experience an adverse event immediately following vaccination, UDIVitals allows providers to capture and report the adverse event directly into the FDA's database directly using UDIVitals. 

What data does UDIVitals capture?

UDIVitals captures all vaccine data from the manufacturer to patient. This includes the order and receipt of the vaccine, preparation and storage throughout its lifeline, and the administration or waste of the vaccine. 

The application tracks storage temperature changes, damage, and prevents the use of expired or recalled items, ensuring the vaccine, syringe, and diluents are safe for use. 

How long does UDIVitals take to communicate data?

UDIVitals works in real time, instantly parsing vaccine data into the patient's health record. The application makes vaccine use and waste data available via real-time reporting.

Do you provide training for UDIVitals? 

We ensure providers are fully trained on CDC regulations for vaccine safety, how to use our application and how to report adverse events experienced by patients while being observed.

How much does adding UDIVitals cost?

UDIVitals is a subscription-based application, offered at a tiered pricing model that is dependent on the volume of vaccines administered.