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LUMINARE's Transformation of COVID-19 Vaccination Process in Texas
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Public Cloud
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Life Sciences
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Last Mile Delivery
- Theft Detection
The Challenge
Luminare, a healthcare company initially focused on sepsis detection, found itself in a unique position during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company had been using Twilio to power low volume, high-value SMS messaging to physicians and teams as part of their sepsis detection software. However, with the onset of the pandemic, Luminare saw the need to modify its platform to address COVID-19 syndromic surveillance and aid in mass vaccine administration. The challenge was particularly acute in Dallas County, Texas, where the launch of COVID-19 vaccinations in early 2021 led to overwhelmed healthcare systems. The scarcity of healthcare providers to handle appointment scheduling and administration, coupled with paper-based systems requiring a team of over 100 full-time volunteers for data entry and communications, resulted in hours-long waits and only about 2,000 shots administered per day.
About The Customer
Luminare is a healthcare company that was initially founded to catch and immediately treat sepsis in hospitalized patients. The company used Twilio to power low volume, high-value SMS messaging to physicians and teams as part of their sepsis detection software. However, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Luminare pivoted its focus to address COVID-19 syndromic surveillance and aid in mass vaccine administration. The company created a HIPAA-compliant solution with embedded multi-channel communication that could scale to tens of thousands of messages per minute, with reliable delivery. This solution has been used by over 40 public health departments across Texas, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington State, and Tennessee.
The Solution
Luminare created a HIPAA-compliant solution with embedded multi-channel communication that could scale to tens of thousands of messages per minute, with reliable delivery. This solution, known as Innoculate, not only digitized all of the formerly paper-based processing of vaccination records and reporting, but also embedded communications to coordinate every aspect of the vaccine administration. From proactive SMS notifications to join a waitlist to personalized links for appointment scheduling and reminders, to email confirmation of the vaccine record, Luminare’s platform revolutionized the vaccine delivery process. The solution leverages Twilio to implement high throughput toll-free SMS for their vaccine solution given the much greater scale requirement compared to their initial sepsis detection product. By implementing both Twilio SMS and email communications, Luminare increased the probability of message delivery to all demographics.
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