Medicare patient is administered a trivalent flu vaccine, split virus, IM 0.25mL dosage. 1. Is G0008 the correct code? Explain why or why not. - Yes, G0008 is the correct code for the administration of influenza vaccine to a Medicare patient but, Code 90657 from the CPT coding manual should also be reported for the vaccine/toxoid.…
Flu Shot. UHS Employee Policy on Flu Shots needs to be recommunicated to all and also posted t throughout the hospital. Employee asked why Mental Health Techs do not have email access. Employee stated that they are not communicated information that they feel is important in their job function.…
Flu shots are a very hot topic right now. This is due to the recent outbreak of the flu this year. Lots of cases caused death, bringing up this question do you need a flu shot. I say that the shot it’s not a good idea. The shot has very controversial additives.…
Associating a positive feeling with getting a flu shot will cause more people to get vaccinated. In addition to music, popcorn and children are used to promote the influenza vaccine. The slogan at the bottom is, “Spread popcorn. Not flu” and it shows children eating popcorn together.…
Getting the flu shot has many benefits and disadvantages. Some prefer to get one. Others are against the idea. The flu shot has a lot more benefits than disadvantages however. Getting the flu shot can save your life surprisingly.…
“As these reports become widely disseminated and as the public becomes aware that health care workers are largely unvaccinated, the health care system will lose trust and credibility.” (Poland, Gregory A.; Tosh, Pritish; Jacobson, Robert M. 2254) The audience is being influenced to either mandate influenza vaccines or suffer torment and…
Is it important to get an annual flu shot? I think that it is very important to get an annual flu shot because there are a lot of serious diseases that the flu shot can fight such as Influenza. Influenza is a type of flu that is highly contagious,it attacks your respiratory system. With this flu you will have to be hospitalized or it can also lead to death. This flu is non discriminatory.…
Flu vaccinations among students should be required to attend classes. A student who is not vaccinated but is very sick can most likely pass the flu to another student since it is contagious. Students who get vaccinated can protect themselves from developing an illness. As a public professional, I would tell someone who believes you can get the flu from the vaccine that they are wrong! The flu shot prevents someone from catching the flu where if it is not taken care of from the beginning it can become…
Vaccine, 31, 1171-1776. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.02.002 It is highly recommended that healthcare workers be vaccinated for influenza to protect their patients who are at high risk for complications. Health care worker are provided convenient vaccination access and information from their health care facility.…
Hospital systems have tried numerous techniques to increase compliance with influenza vaccinations. Hospital systems have tried making it extremely convenient to receive your vaccinations by bringing carts around to nursing stations or offering vaccinations at staff meetings. When convenience did not work, they tried to make it as inconvenient as possible. Hospital systems tried making decliners sign paperwork acknowledging the risk they are taking for themselves and their patients. They have also tried techniques such as requiring unvaccinated employees to wear masks during flu season (Field, 2009).…
Rebecca, thank you for sharing your post with fantastic information covering immunizations concerns, example of Ebola, airborne isolation, infection prevention committee and reducing injuries. At Bellin in Green Bay, annual flu immunizations follow the same protocol, mandating staff within direct patient care those who deny the flu vaccine must wear a mask throughout the entire flu season. This protocol is on way to reduce risks of exposure by protecting both staff and patients. Some staff members don’t agree with the protocol however I support and follow the protocol each year through my annual flu vaccination.…
The Jakarta Health Agency should raise public awareness about the benefits of being vaccinated, Veri said. “The health officers in community health centers [Puskesmas] and subdistricts should go to the residents [and tell them about the…
Only a small amount of the population gets vaccinated every year. The suspected reason for this is that it is because many do not understand stand how it works. The influenza virus vaccine is relatively young field and its likeliness of getting it and its effectiveness can be affected by a number of different factors including, but not limited to, knowledge of the vaccine, race, and age. [2] A study aimed to see if having knowledge of the influenza vaccine changed the likeliness of getting a flu shot was performed. It was found that the overall vaccination rate was low and that elderly and healthcare workers were more likely to get the influenza vaccine.…
This argument has been debated for a quite a long time. Should you or should you not have a vaccination. There is research for both sides of this argument. But for healthcare workers, the choice of having the vaccination is mandatory and if the healthcare worker refuses the vaccine they will not have a job at where he or she is working and must find an new facility to work in. Not having the choice of having a vaccination is unjust and wrong.…
Public Health and Community Health are intertwined, often public health is included in the community, which includes health education and the promotion of health (Cottrell, Girvan, McKenzie, & Seabert, 2015). According to the World Health Organization, Public/Community Health Education/Promotion is a method used to empower, modify, and improve one’s behavior “towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions” which prevents disease, and promotes health, among the population as a whole (World Health Organization, 2016, para 1). Furthermore, Public/Community Health Education/Promotional programs aim is to educate and promote healthy changes in a targeted audience such as a population, community, state, or nation. These changes…