Usage
VacTrAK contains both a graphical user interface and a database which is accessible through secure socket connection via the internet. Vaccination records are stored and maintained at a central database, and physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel can view, edit, and update the records from any computer with an internet connection. As the State of Alaska issues immunization requirements for all children attending school or a licensed child care program, educational and day care administrators are able to access the records with read-only privileges in order to certify eligibility for enrollment.
The primary function of the program is to enable physicians to quickly identify and administer the appropriate immunizations according to the schedules set for by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. To that end, the program will issue reminders to both the family of the child and the practicing physician to alert of upcoming vaccination appointments. Because the system is integrated statewide, it reduces the chances of over-immunization and reduces missed opportunities when children attend different physicians within a vaccination series. This promises to have a profound impact in Alaska given the state's enormous geographic diversity and rather mobile population. In each record, VacTrAK also stores contraindications, allergies, and other information which a physician will take into account when administering a vaccine.
The program also keeps records and creates logs of vaccine usage, tracing any given vaccine from its arrival in Alaska to its actual administration. This is designed to prevent vaccine wastage and streamline the distribution network.
The Epidemiology Section of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Alaska will also have access to the registry in its entirety. This will allow epidemiologists and public nurses to analyze the data in order to better target vaccination efforts and reduce the incidents of infectious disease outbreaks.
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