How hospitals use algorithms to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine distribution

COVID-19 vaccine distribution is underway, and hospitals are using algorithms to prioritize it.

"We used a simple form to allow our caregivers to self-attest to their risk and role," Executive Vice President and CIO B.J. Moore told Becker's. "Based on a series of questions, we had a simple scoring system that was then used to prioritize caregivers into cohorts."

Read more on the methods hospital systems are using.