On a webinar yesterday, Premier polled more than 750 attendees, and nearly 90 percent said that state and federal governments have either “not prepared them” or only “somewhat prepared them” for receiving and managing the vaccine. Another 43 percent cited lack of communication from the government as their biggest readiness gap, followed by lack of storage and administration guidance (33 percent). To help health systems overcome these gaps, Premier gathered a panel of five pharmacy leaders from health systems across the nation to discuss their strategies in the COVID-19 vaccine planning process. Below are the key takeaways and best practices from the health system panelists on their preparedness efforts, including storage and distribution, administration and documentation considerations. |