Use Simple Strategies to Identify Patients Who May Need Vaccines
June 2017
You'll see more focus on helping patients get needed vaccines.
Use these strategies to identify eligible patients.
Encourage your techs to keep an eye on dates of birth. Explain that many patients age 60 and older are candidates for a shingles vaccine (Zostavax II)...and most patients 65 and older need Prevnar 13 followed by Pneumovax 23 at least 8 weeks later.
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