Skip to main content

Case study

Online scheduling for COVID-19 vaccinations

Southwest Medical Associates offers easy vaccine scheduling.

Automated scheduling for vaccine appointments

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA) needed an online scheduling tool to help vaccinate their community. Optum provided SMA with a platform to automate vaccine scheduling and reminders for both shots at once.

They launched the tool in two weeks, granting 8,500+ consumers access to the COVID-19 shot in under 30 days.

Download this case study to learn:

  • How Optum launched online scheduling for a mass vaccination site in under 2 weeks
  • How text reminders helped patients return for their second shot
  • Key results from SMA’s COVID-19 vaccination program

Related healthcare insights

View all

Video

An autonomous-first platform for the revenue cycle

Watch how Optum Integrity One is modernizing the middle revenue cycle through AI to automate the routine, escalate the complex and help drive results at scale.

Article

Value-based care technology: a data-driven strategy

The shift to value-based care requires coordinated efforts among payers, providers and patients. Learn more about how technology, expertise and aligned incentives can support a sustainable transformation.

Case study

Optimize length of stay to improve care and patient flow

See how a health system reduced excess inpatient days and improved flow with earlier intervention and aligned care teams.