Digitalisation of HPV-Vaccination Documentation Process

Abstract

Human papilloma viruses (HPV) are transmitted sexually and can cause various forms of cancer. Since 2008 a cantonal immunization program has offered, free of charge, a vaccination that can protect against infection with the most important types of this virus. The cantonal medical service (KAD) oversees the program. The current processes for vaccination data delivery, inventory control, and reimbursement are complex, heavily paper-based and impose quite a lot of manual record keeping. This gave rise to the project for the digitalisation of the HPV vaccination documentation process.