Florida SHOTS Blog
The latest news and updates from the Florida SHOTS team.
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Flu Vaccines Expiring
With the end of the current flu season coming up, flu vaccines will be expiring and will need to be manually removed from your VFC vaccine inventory in Florida SHOTS. You can find instructions for completing this adjustment, reporting, and requesting a mailing label for any unpunctured vials or unused syringes. Download in English or Spanish.
Florida SHOTS Reminder/Recall
The Reminder/Recall report within Florida SHOTS helps you identify any of your patients who are due or overdue for vaccines. This is a perfect tool for this time of year to get your pediatric and adolescent patients caught up before the back-to-school rush. You can access the step-by-step instructions on how to generate HERE. Also available is Spanish.
Florida SHOTS LIVE Webinar: Updates for Local Organization Administrators
Local Organization Administrators (LOA) are responsible for managing the organization’s personnel within Florida SHOTS. During this webinar, we will review the important User Confirmation update to maintain system security and include managing your Personnel List (adding/activating/ending user access). Click on the below date (in EST) to register. Thursday, June 27, 12:00pm
Help is Available!
Did you know that under the Customer Service Florida SHOTS menu option you can find out who your Local Organization Administrator (LOA) is? Once you select Contacts it displays the name and contact information of the LOA who can assist with your login issues. They can reset your password, activate, and unlock your account. The Florida SHOTS help desk is also available for login assistance and can be reached at 877-888-7468, option 2.
Florida SHOTS: User Confirmation
Florida SHOTS will introduce the User Confirmation process to improve system security through the review of user access. During the organization’s 90-day User Confirmation period, the Local Organization Administrator (LOA) will confirm that users affiliated with the organization should be granted continued access. Users who are not confirmed at the end of the organization’s 90-day period will no longer have access to Florida SHOTS. Information on how to complete the user confirmation can be found HERE.
LIVE Webinar: Placing VFC Vaccine Orders
Whether you are new to placing Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccine orders or just need a refresher, we've got you covered! During this webinar we will demonstrate how to place vaccine orders and review tools to assist with inventory reconciliation. Click on a link below to register! Wednesday, May 8, 12:30pm Wednesday, May 15, 12:30pm in Spanish Thursday, May 30, 12:00pm
Upcoming Local Organization Administrator Update
In our continued efforts to keep Florida SHOTS safe and secure, Florida SHOTS released an update prompting users to review their profile. Users must provide an email address and select the site(s) of the location(s) where they work. Soon, the next phase of this release will be deployed for the Local Organization Administrators (LOA) to confirm those users for their site. When a LOA logs in to Florida SHOTS, they will be provided with a list of system users under their organization who can access Florida SHOTS. To make sure these system users have continued access to Florida SHOTS, the LOA will need to confirm that that the users are still affiliated with the organization and should be granted continued access. This confirmation process is expected to be completed annually during the organization’s enrollment date anniversary.
Help is Available!
Did you know that at the top of every screen there’s a “Help Text” icon? Click on it to show (or hide) detailed information about each page and helpful tips! You can also find the icon beside many text fields. When clicked on, the help text will drop-down to appear at the top of the page with an explanation of those criteria fields highlighted in yellow.