Using the Patient Portal to register for a vaccination program

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  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    Summary of Using the Patient Portal to Register for a Vaccination Program

    With the snvaccinesm.user role, users can efficiently manage their vaccination needs through the Patient Portal. This self-service platform allows for registration, scheduling, and health updates, providing a centralized location for all vaccination-related activities.

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    Key Features

    • Vaccination Status and Test Results: The COVID-19 status widget on the landing page displays vaccination status and test results, with options to share this information via QR code.
    • Patient Registration: Users can register and schedule vaccinations for themselves and household members after creating an account and installing the Vaccine Administration Management application.
    • Eligibility and History: The portal suggests vaccines based on personal information provided, showing eligibility and remaining vaccines in the Suggested vaccines for you section.
    • Appointment Scheduling: Users can schedule, reschedule, or cancel appointments for vaccinations, choosing preferred methods and locations, with confirmation sent via email.
    • Health Updates: Users can submit health updates, and organizations can send reminders and questionnaires before appointments.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Patient Portal, users can easily manage their vaccination journey, ensuring they stay informed about eligibility, appointment scheduling, and health status. This streamlined approach enhances the overall vaccination experience, making it more accessible and user-friendly.

    As a user with the sn_vaccine_sm.user role, you can register for a vaccination program, provide your personal information, schedule and manage your vaccination appointments, provide health updates, and more, all from within a single, self-service portal.

    Figure 1. Using the Patient Portal for vaccinations
    Vaccine Administration Management patient portal landing page, displaying upcoming vaccinations, a patient's COVID-19 status, latest news and articles, and frequently asked questions.

    On the landing page, in the COVID-19 status widget, you can see all the information regarding the vaccination status and COVID-19 test results.

    You can scan the QR code to share your vaccination status and test results details, such as the status of the doses being administered, vaccination dates, vaccination status, vaccination method, and test results. You can also view details about your vaccination status and COVID-19 test results by clicking View Details.

    Register as a patient

    If you've created an account on the Patient Portal and have also installed the Vaccine Administration Management application, you can schedule vaccinations for yourself and for other household members.

    Provide your personal information

    Table 1. Provide your personal information in the Patient Portal

    Once registered, you can provide your personal information to help organizations determine when you're eligible for appointment scheduling.

    When you log in to the portal later, you can see vaccines that you're eligible for, or vaccines that you have remaining to schedule, in the Suggested vaccines for you section of the landing page. You can also see your vaccination history.

    Patient portal view for patients to provide personal information with forms and questions.

    Schedule and manage your vaccinations

    Table 2. Schedule and manage your vaccines in the Patient Portal

    If you are eligible, schedule your vaccination appointments.

    You can choose your preferred vaccination method. However, the availability depends on the order of method selection as well as the inventory availability.

    You can either choose the same vaccination site for multiple doses, or you can choose a different vaccination site for each dose. After you schedule your appointments, an appointment confirmation with a QR code is emailed to you.

    Patient portal view for scheduling a vaccination.

    View all of your upcoming appointments.

    Patient portal view displaying upcoming appointments.

    View the details of an individual appointment.

    You can also:
    • Reschedule an appointment
      Note:
      If your first appointment has been completed for a multiple-dose vaccination program, you cannot change the method. However, you have the flexibility to change the method while rescheduling your first dose. If you change the method while rescheduling your appointment, it automatically applies to subsequent doses.
    • Choose different locations for multiple appointments
    • Cancel an appointment
      Note:
      If you cancel an appointment, all of your open appointments for that vaccination program are canceled. For example, if you cancel the second appointment of a three-dose vaccination program, then both the second and third appointment are canceled.

    Patient portal view displaying the details of an individual appointment.

    Provide any updates on your health

    Table 3. Provide updates on your health in the Patient Portal

    Provide your health updates in the portal. Also, organizations have the option to send an appointment reminder and pre-appointment questionnaire to you at a specified time before the vaccination appointment.

    Patient portal view of the pre-appointment questionnaire.