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Return to Sender: Unused or Expired Vaccines

We’ve heard it time and time again: When it comes to vaccines, no doctor wants to tell a patient that they’ll have to come back to get their shot because the dose isn’t in the fridge. But having vaccines on hand requires a significant upfront cost for inventory, with no guarantee of a return on … Continued

How to Calculate Your Vaccine Order

Given the expense of vaccines—especially the newer ones for human papillomavirus (HPV) and herpes zoster (shingles)—it’s important to make sure you’re in a ‘Goldilocks position’ when ordering: Too much of any one vaccine can lead to spoilage and waste—colloquially known as “cash in the trash.” But too little can also cause problems. Without important vaccines … Continued

Power’s Down, But It’s Not Lights Out for Practices

When the ice “stormageddon” slammed into Texas in February, 2021, it disrupted regular life for millions. When the electricity went out, a big chunk of the state was plunged into darkness and people shivered through frigid temperatures for days. For physician practices, however, there was an added layer of misery. When practice teams returned after … Continued

Greenhouse Internists:
A Cure for Flu Season

Doris Pitts, medical assistant supervisor at Greenhouse Internists in Philadelphia, remembers the “refrigerator problem” she used to face every flu season. For most of the year, her practice’s two refrigerators comfortably stored all the vaccines needed for its 3,000+ patients. But come flu season, the refrigerators would overflow when the entire season’s vaccine inventory rolled … Continued

Go With The Flow: Setting Up Vaccine Clinic Stations

When looking to increase efficiency in any task, standard logic is to lean towards as few steps as possible. Vaccination clinics, believe it or not, go against that logic, according to practices with a track record of successful clinics. Their recommendation: Break the patient journey into discrete “stations.” Organizing a clinic around small tasks works … Continued

Building a Dream Team: Staffing Your Vaccination Clinic

Outside of the actual vaccine doses, staff is the most important element to vaccine clinic success. Your vaccination clinic team is a bit like the backstage team at a theater or a race track pit crew—it’s thanks to their hard work that the star takes the final bow, that the race car roars across the … Continued