Vaccine Blurbs Issue 169: Provider Agreement Renewals Begin Tomorrow!

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Washington State Department of Health | February 28, 2023


CVP Provider Agreement Renewals Begin This Week

The annual requirement to renew your clinic's Childhood Vaccine Program provider agreement starts March 1st for some counties. Please review the Renewal Schedule to see when your clinic is due to renew your provider agreement in the IIS. There are many resources available to assist you in renewing your provider agreement. As a reminder, without an approved agreement in the IIS, your clinic is unable to order childhood vaccines. 

 

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Helpful Hints: Before Renewing Your Provider Agreement

Helpful Hints

Before renewing your Childhood Vaccine Program (CVP) Provider Agreement in the IIS, please ensure:

  • your primary and backup vaccine coordinator have completed their annual You Call the Shots training in 2023.
  • you have contact information for your billing coordinator.
  • you have all medical license numbers and NPI numbers for your practicing providers.
  • your practice profile data include data for calendar year 2022.
  • all thermometers have an updated certificate of calibration.

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Inclement Weather Notice

Severe weather continues to impact vaccine delivery and distribution centers. This may cause delays to some vaccine shipments. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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CVP Training Series: Billing & Eligibility

Please join us on Thursday March 16th for another session in the Childhood Vaccine Program (CVP) Training Series. This session will cover how to screen for patient eligibility status, how to bill according to program billing guidelines, and how to submit the required dosage-based assessment (DBA) to private/commercial insurers. The information on how to join the training is below.

March 16, 2023 – CVP Training Series: Billing & Eligibility

Time: 12:00 pm (noon)

Target Audience: Billing personnel and others interested in patient eligibility screening and billing

If you are unable to participate in this training, a recording will be posted on the CVP training webpage.


Please Continue to be Vigilant About Measles

Over the past few months, Ohio worked to contain a measles outbreak. The latest data show 85 cases: 80 were in unvaccinated individuals, four were in individuals who received only one dose of vaccine, and one was in a person of unknown vaccination status. Eighty of the 85 cases occurred in children younger than 6 years of age. Although 36 of the children were hospitalized, none died.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 25 million children in the US missed the first dose of MMR vaccine and about 15 million more missed their second dose. These children are at high risk of getting a highly infectious and possibly deadly infection. About 8 in 10 children worldwide have received at least one dose of MMR vaccine. This is the lowest rate since 2008. About 95% of the community must be immune to measles (including 2 doses of vaccine) for community immunity. Because international travel is so easy, measles can be easily spread worldwide. Check out this “Doctors Talk” video about measles to hear the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctors discuss measles.


Clinical Corner

WAIIS Forecast Bugs

The Department of Health continues to work with our Washington Immunization Information System (WAIIS) vendor to work on several forecast bugs. There are two major forecast bugs that many of you have noticed:

  • The Minimum Valid date is incorrect for Hib, PCV, Rotavirus, and IPV for infants. The forecast is incorrectly showing the minimum valid dates as 2 months rather than 4 weeks between dose 1 and dose 2, and dose 2 and dose 3.
  • The Minimum Valid date is incorrect for varicella dose 2.
  • Please follow the Childhood Immunization Schedule for guidance on recommended and minimum intervals between vaccine doses.

There are other forecast bugs that we’re continuing to work on with our vendor. Please send an email to immunenurses@doh.wa.gov if you have any questions about the WAIIS forecast.  

 


Newborn whooping cough rates decrease with maternal Tdap vaccination

A CDC study was published in JAMA Pediatrics that provides more evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life. Newborns are most vulnerable to serious pertussis illness. A short summary of the CDC release on the findings is below. 

The new study is the first time researchers have looked at U.S. level trends in infant whooping cough cases since [the Tdap] maternal vaccination strategy began in 2011. Newborn whooping cough rates decreased significantly since the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination. When given during the third trimester of pregnancy, Tdap vaccination prevents more than three in four cases of whooping cough in infants younger than two months old. Related Links

For questions about the immunization schedule, the Immunization Information System forecast, or any other immunization clinical questions, please send an email to ImmuneNurses@doh.wa.gov. Check out the Immunization Training web page for more resources and training opportunities.