http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog Keeping Shots in Check Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At Florida SHOTS, we work hard to get you the help you need, when you need it. That’s why we’ve created a new version of the Florida SHOTS Quick Tips guide specifically for view-only accounts (and made it available in Spanish)! These guides give you quick access to our most frequently ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/florida-shots-quick-tips-guides/ We know your time is valuable. That’s why we’ve created the Florida SHOTS Shortcut Guide. This great reference tool gives you quick access to the Vaccine Information Table and our most frequently asked questions. If you’re looking for more extensive information about Florida SHOTS, you can download a copy of ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/florida-shots-shortcut-guide/ Reminder Recall is one of the many Florida SHOTS™ tools that help you boost immunization levels in your practice. With Florida SHOTS, your office can run reports that show a list of your patients who are due or overdue for immunizations. Reminder Recall allows you to sort and store shot records ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/reminder-recall/ Can you believe it? We’ve now topped 50 million shot records that have been added to the registry via data upload, a process that exports immunization information from current electronic files and transfers it for import into the Florida SHOTS registry. Interested in learning more about how your practice management or ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/upload-update/ Florida SHOTS is growing and expanding in reach, services, and capabilities. Over the past year, Florida SHOTS has introduced a blog, H1N1 vaccination ordering, and much more. As the year begins, we would like to share all the ways we are committed to helping you maximize Florida SHOTS’ shot-tracking tools. ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/we-resolve-to-help-you-maximize-shot-tracking/ What will happen to all of the immunization records in your office should disaster strike? If they are paper records, they are subject to water and fire loss. Electronic records are only better if your system has an offsite backup storage that remains secure during the disaster. Remote backups ensure that ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/registries-help-in-natural-disasters/ Good continuity of care requires knowing what vaccinations a child has received. Florida SHOTS™ offers many benefits to participating hospitals: Provides additional information with regard to differential diagnoses for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) Improves quality of care and risk management by allowing access to a patient’s immunization record during hospital visits Facilitates the implementation ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/benefits-of-florida-shots-hospitals/ Pharmacies wishing to provide adult influenza vaccinations to their customers are required by Section 465.189, Florida Statutes to enter those shot records into Florida SHOTS™, the statewide online immunization registry. Florida SHOTS data upload significantly reduces record-keeping time for pharmacists and is the easiest way for them to comply with ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/benefits-of-florida-shots-pharmacists/ Children need vaccinations to stay healthy. Vaccinations protect a child now and in the future by preventing diseases that can sometimes kill or permanently injure. Infants are more likely to suffer complications, or even death, if they contract a vaccine-preventable disease. For example, measles is the number one vaccine-preventable disease that ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/benefits-of-florida-shots-children-families/ The growing complexity of the immunization schedule makes it difficult for health-care providers and parents to keep track of which vaccines are due and when. Busy practices have found that Florida SHOTS can assist them in the challenges of assessing ever-changing and complex immunization requirements and schedules involving different vaccine manufacturers ... http://www.flshotsusers.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/benefits-of-florida-shots-providers/