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Fall 2017
IN THIS ISSUE
In August 2017, state health officials
declared an end to the measles outbreak that took place in the spring and
summer of 2017.
In total, 79 confirmed cases were identified. Most of the individuals sickened were children under
the age of 11 who received one or no doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. This outbreak
was the largest measles outbreak in Minnesota since 1990. With efforts from
major public health and community members, the outbreak and its impact was
significantly minimized and stopped.
Moving forward, the Minnesota Department
of Health has identified several preventative measures to reduce
the likelihood of future outbreaks.
These include promoting community engagement and
partnering with healthcare professionals and organizations to develop better
communications that target vaccine hesitant parents.
For more information regarding the
outbreak, please refer to the link below.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2017/measles082517.html
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Assessment, Feedback, Incentive, eXchange (AFIX) is a continuous quality
improvement visit for Vaccines for Children (VFC) program providers brought to
you by the Centers for Disease Control and the Minnesota Department of Health.
If you are not a VFC provider, you can still request an AFIX visit.
Let’s improve our
regional rates!
- Are you
interested in monitoring and/or improving your clinic’s childhood and
adolescent immunization rates?
- Have you
compared your clinic rates with the Minnesota Average and Healthy People 2020?
- Do you
have a quality improvement project coming up on immunizations that you could
use some help with?
- Are you
interested in identifying patients who are not up-to-date and how Minnesota
Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) can help you reach out to them?
- Have you
recently completed Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) onboarding with your EMR system and want to monitor
your rates?
ImmuLink
provides this AFIX visit to help clinics improve their immunization
rates and data quality. This evidence-based service is a one hour face-to-face
visit that includes an assessment of your clinic’s current vaccination rates,
feedback on ways to improve rates and reduce missed opportunities to immunize,
informal and formal incentives, and information exchange to help monitor and
support progress. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on help with
immunization improvement activities and it includes a 3-6 month follow-up to
track your clinic’s progress.
This year
there is an Enhanced AFIX visit option that focuses on your clinic’s HPV rates.
You can read more about this on the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians’
website: http://mafp.org/?page=hpv
If your
clinic is interested in additional information or ready to schedule one of
these visits, please contact Alissa Walden at Alissa.Walden@hennepin.us.
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Facts about Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease
is a serious illness caused by meningococcus bacteria. It can lead to meningitis
and blood infections, and often occurs without warning, even in
people who are otherwise healthy.
Meningococcal disease can spread from person to
person through close contact (e.g., sharing chapstick, coughing, kissing) or
lengthy contact, especially among individuals living in the same household.
Encourage vaccination among adolescents
While meningococcal vaccination rates are on the rise, many people, particularly adolescents, are due for a vaccine.
Reminder/recall is encouraged for adolescents for MCV4
boosters when they are completing other
vaccines. When adolescents are
in the clinic, please inform them and their parent or guardian
about the benefits of the meningococcal vaccine and the strains it protects
against. Also remind patients to complete all doses of the vaccine.
Follow the link below
for meningococcal vaccine recommendations:
http://immunize.org/catg.d/p2018.pdf
1. How do I
enroll my organization in the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection
(MIIC) system?
Submit a MIIC Data
Use Agreement by email to the MIIC Help Desk:
MIIC Operations
P 651-201-5207
F 651-201-5501
Health.miichelp@state.mn.us
www.health.state.mn.us/immunize
2. How do I request a MIIC user
account?
If your organization
is already participating in MIIC, submit the following information to
the Help Desk or if there is an administrator for your site contact that
individual.
- Organization name or code
- First name
- Last name
- Phone number
E-mail address (cannot match another user’s email)
3. Is there a specific internet browser
I need to use when using MIIC?
Yes, MIIC is most compatible with Internet Explorer (IE)
version 9.0 and below. MIIC is unfortunately not compatible with other browsers
such as Chrome or Firefox. If your IE version is higher than 9.0, you can
easily change your compatibility view to make MIIC compatible with your IE
browser by following these steps: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/registry/hp/traincompatview.html
4. What do I do
if I am getting the following message when attempting to log in?
Please note that Internet Explorer
is the preferred browser for MIIC also check for compatibility as referenced
above. If you continue to get this message follow the steps below. First, check
if you are using the appropriate case, as MIIC login is case sensitive. If it
has been more than 60 days since you last logged in, contact your
organization’s MIIC Administrator or the MIIC Help Desk to get your account
reactivated. Provide the following information when contacting via email or
phone:
- Organization name or code
- First name
- Last name
- Username
- Phone number
- Email address
5. Organization MIIC administrators: unlocking user accounts and resetting passwords
If you are a MIIC admin user you
have the capability to unlock user accounts and reset passwords.
Unlocking user accounts
Find the user and click on their name. You can
also reset passwords from this same screen by clicking on the ‘R’ next to the
user’s name.
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