Innovations
Annual Drive-Through Clinic Enhances Access to Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations for Seniors 5/1/2013
Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Florida enhances access to influenza and pneumococcal vaccines by sponsoring a "drive-through" program each fall for seniors.
Multifaceted Campaign Aimed at Obstetricians Increases Influenza Immunizations in Pregnant Patients 1/16/2013
A large multispecialty clinic launched a multidimensional campaign to increase influenza immunizations of pregnant patients, with key elements including educating providers and nurses about the safety and effectiveness of immunizations, publicizing the immunization rates of individual obstetricians' patients, and making vaccinations a part of standing orders; the program led to a dramatic increase in the immunization rate over a 10-year period.
Text Messages to Parents Increase Influenza Immunization Rate for Low-Income, Minority Children 12/19/2012
A series of automated text messages to predominantly low-income, Latino parents about influenza and the importance of influenza vaccines leads to a small but meaningful increase in the percentage of children vaccinated.
Outpatient Clinics Use Annual Education Campaign, Friendly Competition, and Incentives to Double Influenza Immunization Rates Among Employees 11/7/2012
A multispecialty clinic promotes influenza vaccinations among employees by offering free vaccines, providing education about vaccine safety and effectiveness, designating an immunization champion within each clinic, and sponsoring friendly competitions across sites; the program led to more than doubling the employee immunization rate over a 7-year period.
Policy
Health System Makes Annual Influenza Immunization a Condition of Ongoing Employment, Leading to Near-Complete Vaccination of Workforce 10/3/2012
BJC HealthCare requires employees to get an annual influenza vaccination as a condition of employment, resulting in the vaccination of virtually the entire workforce.
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QualityTools
If You Have Diabetes, a Flu Shot Could Save Your Life 4/10/2013
This brochure for people with diabetes emphasizes the importance of flu and pneumonia shots. It also describes flu-related complications.
Monthly Checklist: Influenza Immunization Program for Health Care Workers 3/27/2013
This checklist provides detailed, month-by-month instructions for infection control professionals to use in planning, implementing, and promoting an influenza immunization program for health care workers.
Essentials of Public Reporting of Health Care-Associated Infections: A Toolkit 1/30/2013
This tool kit was created to assist States and health care facilities facing legislative mandates to publicly report health care-associated infections by providing guidance on components necessary for a meaningful reporting system.
Immunizations Toolkit 3/28/2012
This toolkit was developed to increase immunization rates among nursing home residents and staff. It offers specific information and education on the benefits of influenza (flu) and pneumonia immunization, as well as sample guidelines and tools needed to run an effective and sustainable resident and staff immunization program.
"Protect Your Patients. Protect Yourself." Toolkit 3/14/2012
This toolkit features a variety of helpful resource materials that infection control specialists can use to encourage health care institutions to implement or expand their health care worker immunization programs.
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