 Effective Practice
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Preprinted adhesive backed forms with prompts for lot number and expiration date, as well as signature for person administering
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Benefits: - Easy to use.
- Paper system, low cost.
- Easy to replicate.
- Encourages documentation in the chart.
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In practice at: Family Medicine Shrewsbury (UMass)
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Effective Practice
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The medical assistants query patients prior to being seen for their annual examination as to their status for: influenza tetanus, and pneumonia vaccines.
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Benefits: - Facilitates identification of due immunizations.
- Allows for patient outreach at any point when the patient intersects the system.
- Prevents episodic patients from slipping through the cracks.
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In practice at: Internists Associated of Needham
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Effective Practice
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The practice tracks compliance with Gardasil vaccinations with reminder calls and reminder cards to patients.
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| Benefit: Improves compliance with a vaccination requiring serial shots. |
In practice at: PPOC Alena Ashenberg Pediatrics
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