Florida SHOTS™: Keeping SHOTS in Check

August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM).  Please make efforts this month to remind everyone of all ages about the value of immunizations as safe and effective steps to control vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccines offer protection for patients, providers and the community at large. Act now! Recommend vaccines to all eligible recipients.

With the back-to-school rush upon us, parents, students and caregivers will be visiting clinics throughout the state to bring the students up-to-date for required immunizations for school.  Offer the adults vaccines, too.  Nothing elicits a more favorable response, than a recommendation from a healthcare provider.

Keep Florida’s children safe. Immunize on time, every time!

Protect teens as they go out on their own. Vaccinate before they graduate!

Guard yourself and your loved ones. Remind your patients about the adult pertussis and flu vaccines!

Florida SHOTS provides secure online shot record keeping. The registry is located on a secure server with password-restricted access and the latest encryption and firewall safeguards.

The team at Florida SHOTS is excited to announce the launch of flshots.com Spanish language site. The Spanish version of flshots.com provides, in Spanish, all the same resources that are currently available to physicians, schools, parents, pharmacists and hospitals in English.

With nearly 4 million Hispanic Americans in Florida, it’s more important than ever that medical information be easily accessible in Spanish. Florida SHOTS has recognized that need and is pleased to offer this information to Spanish-speaking patients, health-care providers and schools. Tell your parents about this exciting news today!

Online Resources Available in English and Spanish Include:

Participation Notice for Parents (to Post at Office Check-in and Check-out Windows)

• English
• Español

Quick Tips Guides (Answers to Our Most Commonly Asked Florida SHOTS Usage Questions):

• Full-access accounts:Quick Tips Guide (English)
• Full-access accounts: Guía de Consejos Prácticos (Español)
• View-only accounts: Quick Tips Guide (English)
• View-only accounts: Guía de Consejos Prácticos (Español)

For access to the latest from your Florida SHOTS team, check out the current issue of the SHOTS Tracker, which is now available online.

In this issue we’re covering how Florida SHOTS is getting national attention, helping Total MD software users utilize data upload, highlighting all our data exchange partners and welcoming one of our newest practices.

SHOTS Tracker – Volume 6, Issue 2 [English]

SHOTS Tracker – Volume 6, Issue 2 [Spanish]

A private research company is conducting a survey of all immunization providers in the state of Florida. Whether you currently use the registry or not, we want your input about your immunization practices and your perceptions of Florida SHOTS’ features and benefits.

Your feedback will be used as we move forward to refine the system to best meet your needs. You may designate anyone in the office who is knowledgeable about your immunization practices to respond.

To participate go to www.brunetgarcia.com/survey.

If you cannot access the survey online, call Jenny Camet at 904-346-1977 to request a faxed copy of the survey.

If your office uses Medenet software, you can implement data upload. Here’s how:

1. Contact either Charles Gaudreau (727-823-2188, cgaudreau1@medenet.net) or Ericka Merrill
   (727-823-2188, erim@medenet.net) at Medenet to order the Florida SHOTS immunization interface.
2. Contact Holly Graff, Florida SHOTS Implementation Specialist at 904-755-5167, or Holly_Graff@doh.state.fl.us in order to complete the forms to receive a secure ftp site from Florida SHOTS.

Immunization data will be uploaded automatically to Florida SHOTS on a daily basis.