The US Justice Department today secured a settlement agreement with Meijer Inc. under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA addresses barriers preventing people with disabilities from booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments online. The settlement…
Healthcare Scheduling
Omnicell Acquires MarkeTouch Media
The $82 million acquisition expands Omnicell footprint across key pharmacy segments. Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for health systems and pharmacies, announced that it has acquired pharmacy software…
Vaccine Appointments in high demand, straining systems in US and Canada
The Omicron variant has once again created a focus on vaccination appointment scheduling systems. The rush for shots is reminiscent of the problems seen a year ago when states and localities were struggling to make…
Deep-Dive into the VAMS vaccine sign-up system in South Carolina
Most articles covering vaccine roll-out appointment scheduling solutions have been surface level. They’ve mostly focused on high visibility failures of appointment scheduling systems at a regional or local level, but without truly exploring why failures…
Salesforce rolls out self-scheduling capabilities in virtual care suite
Salesforce is rolling out new healthcare tools designed to “help healthcare and life sciences organizations meet their patients, members and customers where they are to deliver the right care, at the right time, from anywhere.”…
Texting Encourages People to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment
Text messages are an effective way to remind unvaccinated people to schedule an appointment and show up for their COVID-19 shot, according to a study published by Nature. Vaccination rates among people who received a…
