Maintaining Standards of Excellence
A Series in Support of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 1
Addresses NVAC Standard
#1: Vaccination services are readily available.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 2
Addresses NVAC Standard #2: Vaccinations are coordinated with other healthcare
services and provided in a medical home when possible.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 3
Addresses NVAC Standard
#3: Barriers to vaccination are identified and minimized.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 4
Addresses NVAC Standard
#4: Patient costs are minimized.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 5
Addresses NVAC Standard
#5: Health care professionals review the vaccination and health status
of patients at every encounter to determine which vaccines are indicated.
Also addresses NVAC Standard #6: Health care professionals assess for and follow only medically accepted contraindications.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 6
Addresses NVAC Standard
#7: Parents/guardians and patients are educated about the benefits and
risks of vaccination in a culturally appropriate manner and in an easy-to-understand
language.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 7
Addresses NVAC Standard
#8: Healthcare professionals follow appropriate procedures for vaccine
storage and handling.
Also addresses NVAC Standard #9: Up-to-date, written vaccination protocols are accessible at all locations where vaccines are administered.
Maintaining
Standards of Excellence: Part 8
Addresses NVAC Standard
#10: Persons who administer vaccines and staff who manage or support vaccine
administration are knowledgeable and receive ongoing education.
Also addresses NVAC Standard #11: Healthcare professionals simultaneously administer as many indicated vaccine doses as possible.
And addresses NVAC Standard #13: Health care professionals report adverse events after vaccination promptly and accurately to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and are aware of a separate program, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
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