{"id":4699,"date":"2021-08-02T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2024-05-08T06:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T06:57:22","slug":"covid-19-vaccination-provider-agreement-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/covid-19-vaccination-provider-agreement-management\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 vaccination provider agreement management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4699\" data-postid=\"4699\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4699 themify_builder\">\n \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_0 themify_builder_4699_row module_row_4699-0 tb_fzky614\">\n\t \t <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 first tb_4699_column module_column_0 module_column_4699-0-0 tb_tu41614\">\n\t \t \t <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t <!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_30u441 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BACKGROUND<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_83hr299 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><b>Pandemic panic<\/b><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_28s6963 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccination providers participating in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program were required to sign a Vaccination Program Provider Agreement which ultimately gets submitted electronically to the CDC. Immunization Programs had to implement the management of these new requirements with little warning from CDC and engage new types of vaccination providers, many of whom had no previous relationship with their agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In New York City, this meant electronically collecting provider agreements from thousands of new and existing facilities. HLN had just two months to design and implement a working version of the system to meet the needs of the immunization campaign with new workflows and shifting requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_zapo572 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">APPROACH<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_ldri276 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><b>Nimble response<\/b><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_fju2155 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help the New York City Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR) meet the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement requirements, HLN Consulting developed the Vaccine Provider Agreement System (VPAS). In addition, VPAS is now also being utilized by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) \u2013 Bureau for Public Health which successfully migrated to VPAS from a legacy system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPAS was deployed on a cloud platform provided by HLN without cost to public health agencies. HLN implemented and deployed frequent enhancements with virtually no downtime. The system supports participation by multiple members of a provider organization team to complete various sections of the same vaccine provider agreement forms; uses Magic Links (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i.e.,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Passwordless Authentication) to authorize users without the need to create named accounts; provides an export of the CDC-required extract of provider organization information; and supports integration with IIS. Agency officials are able to monitor the use of the system, and the status of all submissions, in real time.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 last tb_4699_column module_column_1 module_column_4699-0-1 tb_i3gf74\" >\n\t \t \t <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t <!-- module image -->\n <div class=\"module module-image tb_q64j435 image-center \">\n\t <div class=\"image-wrap\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-new-hln-site.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vpas4web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" \/> \n <\/div>\n <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n \n \n <\/div>\n <!-- \/module image -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_l2er908 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><strong>RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_hwoj611 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/assets\/pdf\/VPAS-Description-for-Public-Circulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product description<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/repository.immregistries.org\/files\/resources\/612006e45f2f5\/vaccine_provider_agreement_system.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIRA 2021 presentation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFUFkU5VkV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demo video<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t<div class=\"themify_builder_sub_row module_subrow clearfix repeat sub_row_0-1-3 tb_abvx855\" >\n\t \t <div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_column module_column col-full first sub_column_post_4699 sub_column_0-1-3-0 tb_dbhh855\"> \n\t \t \t <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t <!-- module text -->\n<div class=\"module module-text tb_lajn804 \">\n <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n <p><strong>Want to see if <\/strong><br \/><strong>HLN can help<\/strong><br \/><strong> your agency?<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n <!-- module buttons -->\n <div class=\"module module-buttons tb_kfp9720 normal solid squared \" id=\"sidebar-button\">\n\t \t<div class=\"module-buttons\">\n <div class=\"module-buttons-item buttons-horizontal\">\n\t\t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/contact\/\" class=\"ui builder_button blue\" >\n\t\t \t\t \t\t\t<span>Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t \t\t \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <!-- \/module buttons -->\n\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t<\/div><!-- \/themify_builder_sub_row -->\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Implementing an open source system quickly to meet the immediate demands of pandemic response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-4699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vpas","tag-solutions","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"acf":[],"builder_content":"<p>BACKGROUND<\/p>\n<p><b>Pandemic panic<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vaccination providers participating in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program were required to sign a Vaccination Program Provider Agreement which ultimately gets submitted electronically to the CDC. Immunization Programs had to implement the management of these new requirements with little warning from CDC and engage new types of vaccination providers, many of whom had no previous relationship with their agency.\u00a0<\/p> <p>In New York City, this meant electronically collecting provider agreements from thousands of new and existing facilities. HLN had just two months to design and implement a working version of the system to meet the needs of the immunization campaign with new workflows and shifting requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>APPROACH<\/p>\n<p><b>Nimble response<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To help the New York City Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR) meet the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement requirements, HLN Consulting developed the Vaccine Provider Agreement System (VPAS). In addition, VPAS is now also being utilized by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) \u2013 Bureau for Public Health which successfully migrated to VPAS from a legacy system.<\/p> <p>VPAS was deployed on a cloud platform provided by HLN without cost to public health agencies. HLN implemented and deployed frequent enhancements with virtually no downtime. The system supports participation by multiple members of a provider organization team to complete various sections of the same vaccine provider agreement forms; uses Magic Links (<i>i.e.,<\/i> Passwordless Authentication) to authorize users without the need to create named accounts; provides an export of the CDC-required extract of provider organization information; and supports integration with IIS. Agency officials are able to monitor the use of the system, and the status of all submissions, in real time.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/live-new-hln-site.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vpas4web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" \/>\n<p><strong>RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul> <li><a href=\"\/assets\/pdf\/VPAS-Description-for-Public-Circulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product description<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/repository.immregistries.org\/files\/resources\/612006e45f2f5\/vaccine_provider_agreement_system.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIRA 2021 presentation<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFUFkU5VkV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demo video<\/a><\/li> <\/ul>\n<p><strong>Want to see if <\/strong><br \/><strong>HLN can help<\/strong><br \/><strong> your agency?<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/contact\/\" > Contact Us <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4699"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6846,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4699\/revisions\/6846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hln.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}