Some medical practices are hoping to soon offer COVID-19 vaccines in their offices, following Gov. J.B. Pritzkerâs announcement Thursday that private doctorsâ offices can now start ordering and administering the shots.
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Thursday that doctorâs offices, including pediatricians, can now sign up now to become eligible to receive doses. The approval process will take a week or two, she said.
Until now, people have been getting vaccines at mass vaccination sites run by the state and local health departments or at pharmacies. Many people have also been receiving shots through large health care providers, such as hospital systems. But even at the hospital systems, most have been vaccinated at clinics rather than in their usual doctorsâ offices.
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Chatbots, texting campaigns help manage influx of COVID vax questions
Chatbots, texting campaigns help manage influx of COVID vax questions
UPFRONT HEALTHCARE
DuPage Medical Group in December started sending text and email messages to its patients as part of a COVID-19 vaccine education campaign.
As health systems ramp up their COVID-19 vaccination programs, they’re tasked with not only administering the vaccines, but also answering a barrage of questions from patients.
Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and natural language processing, are helping some hospitals manage that.
Novant Health has been adding COVID-19 vaccine information corralled by the system’s medical experts to a web chatbot. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based system started vaccinating healthcare workers in December and patients age 75 and older in January. But patient groups across the board have had questions.