Challenges of vaccination information system implementation: A systematic literature review

• Published in: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 2257054
• Main Authors: Rahmadhan, Muhamad Adhytia Wana Putra, Handayani, Putu Wuri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.08.2023; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: challenges; Data Accuracy; Government Regulation; Humans; Internet; PRISMA; Review; systematic literature review; Technology; Vaccination; Vaccination information system; vaccination records; PRISMA; challenges; vaccination records; systematic literature review; Vaccination information system; vaccination
• ISSN: 2164-5515; 2164-554X; 2164-554X
• DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2257054

Globally, healthcare services have begun to show interest in switching from paper-based to electronic-based vaccination records through Vaccination Information Systems (VIS). VIS have been implemented in various countries, but the study on the challenges of implementing VIS in these countries is still limited. The challenges of implementing VIS need to be understood to become a subject of discussion and anticipation by other countries that are just starting to implement VIS. We analyzed 32 selected publications from 634 initially retrieved. Fourteen challenges were successfully identified when implementing VIS, including interoperability, data quality, security and privacy, standardization, usability, internet connectivity, infrastructure, workflow, funding, government regulations, awareness, skeptical response, computer literacy, and staff-related challenges. The challenges of interoperability and data quality were found to be the most widely discussed by previous studies. In addition to identifying the challenges, this study includes a series of solutions that can be applied to overcome each challenge.