Key Takeaways
1. Vaccines greatly reduced the transmission of many infectious diseases and have become routine for many physicians and their practices. Vaccines, however, created storage, administration, documentation, disposal, and other safety responsibilities for medical practices and the need for current policies and procedures to support those responsibilities. MICA's risk management ideas will assist practices with their responsibilities, processes, and policies.
2. Vaccine administration errors have many consequences, including inadequate immunological protection, physical injury, and decreased trust in the U.S. health care system. Physicians and practices can study vaccination errors and take appropriate action to prevent them. Education, training, and competency verification are important prevention tools available in this course.
3. Physicians and their practices are uniquely situated to promote vaccine confidence, positively affect vaccine hesitancy, and increase vaccine uptake. State and federal agencies offer free training for practice staff, information for patients, and communication techniques.