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VA Study Calls For More Aggressive Immunization Against Flu.(Brief Article)
2001 DEC 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reporting in the December 10, 2001, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center find that health care providers are not making the most of their opportunities to give influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations to their elderly and high-risk patients.
Lead author Dr. Kristin Nichol, MD, asserts that doctors may be missing many opportunities to provide vaccinations, with a significant number of doctors surveyed indicating that they do not strongly recommend shots to these patients.
Of 1874 doctors responding to a survey, approximately one in seven generalists, and one in four subspecialists, failed to very strongly recommend flu shots to their elderly patients. Since more than 60% of all elderly persons receive their flu shots at the doctor's office, physicians play a critical role in immunizing the elderly. According to Nichol, it is important that doctors make the most of the immunization opportunities that occur every day.
"There are very simple and effective strategies that doctors can use to increase their patient vaccination rates -- some as simple as reminding the patient with a post card or telephone call before flu season begins," said Nichol.
"Doctors can be reminded to make the most of their immunization opportunities by simple flagging the charts of patients who have not received a shot. Standing orders for nurses to offer and administer vaccinations to eligible patients are also highly effective."
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