Key action items were identified by five working groups that were formed to address patient, provider, and decision-maker education; access and collaboration; and quality/performance measures. In addition, an Interagency Adult Immunization Task Force was initiated within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Among the needs identified were improved documentation/communication via immunization information systems and EMRs; decreased policy and legal barriers for vaccine providers; increased education and incentivization of providers, such as via performance or quality measures; and decreased complexity of the adult vaccination schedule. Over the next several weeks, the AMA, the CDC, and the NVPO will develop an initial list of key action items and will prepare proceedings of the summit for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Another Adult Immunization Summit is anticipated for 2013, Dr. Bridges said.
In the meantime, here’s a helpful resource list developed from the summit.
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