Digital integration between hospitals and local health authorities for enhanced vaccination coverage among frail patients: the CareVax study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2022-2025 Italian Plan for vaccine prevention (PNPV), recognizes vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) as significant contributors to mortality, morbidity, and healthcare expenditure. The digitalization of the national vaccine registry is underway. Initiatives aimed at enhancing digital integration between hospitals and territories are limited, and there is still a gap in the development of automated systems for identifying patients who could benefit from vaccinations directly offered from hospitals.

Methods

Adult frail patients who access the hospital will be recruited over 4 years, following the acquisition of informed consent. With the assistance of a privacy-preserving automated algorithm, electronic hospital and vaccination records will be utilized to asses

SUBMITTER: Lontano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822475 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature