Immunize South Dakota and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are each hosting a Webinar in May to address vaccine administration errors and payment challenges. Details below.
Immunize South Dakota: Preventing Common Vaccine Administration Errors
Monday, May 20, 2024 | 12:30 PM (CT)
Join Immunize South Dakota for the next Online & In-The-Know: Preventing Common Vaccine Administration Errors
This presentation will focus on enhancing proficiency in vaccine administration by identifying common preventable errors, recognizing strategies to prevent such errors, and understanding the appropriate response in the event of an administration error. Participants will acquire valuable knowledge to enhance vaccine administration practices and ensure the safe and effective delivery of immunizations.
Presented by: Allie Staton, PharmD, Vaccine Confidence Strategist, Immunize Arkansas
CMS: Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Payment Challenges
Thursday, May 30, 2024 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM (CT)
The commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines following the end of the public health emergency has led to vaccine payment challenges for nursing homes. Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to hear directly from a Medicare payment expert, learn how QIN-QIOs are connecting nursing homes with pharmacies to provide vaccines and handle billing and learn about resources for navigating the vaccine payment process.
This webinar is open to nursing home leaders, medical directors, directors of nursing and billing supervisors interested in overcoming vaccine payment challenges to maximize immunization rates for COVID-19 at their facilities.
There is a cap of 3,000 registrants for this event. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis.
Speakers:
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Colleen Frey, RN, MSN, CPHQ, ACHE Acting Director, Division of Community and Population Health Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS |
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Sabrina Chakhtoura, Nurse Consultant, Quality Improvement and Innovation Models Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS |
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Will Harris, Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator, CMS |
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Melissa Briggs Hagen, MD, MPH, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service Acting Chief Medical Officer, Immunization Services Division National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, CDC |
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Megan Myers, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Telligen |
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Eli DeLille, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Associate Executive Director Infection Prevention Health Services Advisory Group |
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Chad Worz, PharmD, BCGP Chief Executive American Society of Consultant Pharmacists |
Please direct any questions related to this Webinar to dvacsupport@bizzellus.com.