Information for health care professionals

Billing/coding/reimbursement/coverage issues related to immunizations:
If your Medicare intermediary is Mutual of Omaha, here is the information about billing immunizations.
If your Medicare carrier is Cahaba(Medicare Part B),here is the information about billing immunizations.

Q&A's about Medicare coverage for immunizations

Information about pharmaceutical manufacturers via National Partnership Information (NPI)

Data
  Graph of flu/pneum rates with Healthy People Goals
Map of Georgia 2001 Medicare influenza data by county
Medicare 10 year pneumococcal rate information by county
Georgia Epidemiology Report - September 2002 - Influenza Surveillance in Georgia
Publications
 
Recent MMWR issues
  Update: Influenza Activity --- United States and worldwide, 2001--02 season, and composition of the 2002--03 influenza vaccine
Resumption of routine schedule for tetanus and diphtheria
Locate MMWR recommendations and past issues
ACIP recommendations (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)
  General recommendations on immunization
ACIP recommendations for immunization of health care workers
Relevant journal articles
 

Adolescent and Adult Immunization White Paper
Lung Association influenza news 2002 update
Vaccinate adults
Needle tips and the Hepatitis B coalition news

LIST SERVS
  Immunization weekly updates by e-mail from the immunization action Coalition
Subscribe to National Partnership for Immunization's VAXFacts, monthly e-mail newsletter.
Patient Educational Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General information
Vaccine information statements (VIS)

 

Overview of all VIS requirements and forms to use from CDC
Information about VIS's
Influenza (flu)
Pneumococcal
VIS in over 20 foreign languages
  Summary chart of recommendations for adult immunization
  Why immunize?
Overview of immunization facts for adults
Vaccine specific information

Influenza

 

CDC patient educational materials (flu gallery)
Reason to have flu shot
Who to immunize with the flu vaccine
Reminder for Immunizations during the holiday season

Influenza fact poster series
The following 5 poster series was developed by CDC for use in patient education.
English
Spanish

Pneumococcal

Tetanus

Hepatitis

  Hepatitis ABC learn the difference
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Varicella (chicken pox)

MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

Travel vaccines

 

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/flu/Public.htm#Travelers

Bioterorrism issues

 

Small pox vaccination policy update
Small pox resources
Updated (9/02) post-event smallpox response plan and guidelines
ACIP October 18 Smallpox Vaccination Recommendations: Summary

 

Anthrax