Now is the time to plan to ensure that 100 percent of your staff have received the flu vaccine before flu seasons starts.
The CDC recommends vaccinations by the end of October 2017. Click here for more information on 2017 recommendations.
Resources for Long-Term Care Providers
The CDC has prepared a full package of resources on flu vaccine in long-term care workers. Within this comprehensive toolkit are a number of resources intended to help long-term care facility, agency or corporation owners and administrators provide access to influenza vaccination for their workforce and to help any employer of workers in long-term care understand the importance of influenza vaccination for their employees.
https://www.nhqualitycampaign.org/whoNeedsFluVaccine.aspx
Checklists to Help Prepare
Use these checklists, developed by the National Nursing Home Campaign, to assess your policies, processes and practices in preparation for the flu season.
• Hand Hygiene Assessment Checklist
• Cleaning/Disinfection Assessment Checklist
• Antibiotic Stewardship Assessment Checklist
Planning a Flu Clinic?
If you’re planning your own flu clinic, be sure to get the resources from the National Association for Adult Immunizations Summit. This site offers a ‘best practice checklist’ for proper storage, handling, preparation, administration and documentation.
Coding Influenza Vaccination for the 2017-18 Season
A common problem that has been expressed by providers of adult vaccinations has been the intricacies and complexities associated with coding and billing for those services. Visit the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit’s Coding and Billing for Adult Vaccinations web page. The site offers the top questions identified with coding and/or billing for adult vaccinations, scenarios that detail how to go about coding and billing for adult vaccines and collected resources from the Summit’s medical association, public health and vaccine manufacturing partners.
Great Plains QIN is actively working with providers, patients, partners and stakeholders to implement best practices to increase immunization rates for influenza, pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster. Together, we play an important role in helping to educate patients about immunization recommendations. Visit our Web site to learn more, get connected by joining the Learning and Action Network and access resources and tools.