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Reminder! Never Record a Vaccine Before Administration
To ensure Florida SHOTS continues to maintain its accuracy, it’s vital that accurate data is added by its users. It’s imperative that vaccines are not recorded in Florida SHOTS or Electronic Health Record (EHR) software until it has been administered to the patient. This prevents the vaccines being incorrectly added to the patient’s Florida SHOTS record if they end up refusing the vaccine during the visit. Take advantage of our Data Quality Webinar to ensure that your data is accurately uploading. The live webinar provides step-by-step instruction in how to run customized reports in Florida SHOTS to assess data, discuss common data errors and avoid outdated shot codes. Click HERE to register for our next session!
Monthly Live Webinars
Florida SHOTS offers “New User and Refresher Overview” and “Data Quality Reports” live webinars each month. Whether you need a basic overview to start using the registry or need to ensure your data is successfully uploading to Florida SHOTS, these webinars will provide step-by-step instructions on how to successfully complete the functions. Click on the date to register! (EST) You can also register even if you are unable to attend and you will receive a link to the recording. New User and Refresher Overview: Tuesday, March 18, 12:00pm Data Quality Reports: Thursday, March 27, 12:30pm
LIVE Webinar: Reports Overview
During this webinar we will review how to generate several useful reports within Florida SHOTS. These include the Reminder/Recall tool for increasing vaccine coverage among your patients, Vaccine Utilization Report which shows vaccines administered within a specified date range, and Shots Recorded Report that generates an Excel file of Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccinations recorded corresponding to the specified site. We will also go over the Aging Vaccine Report that identifies VFC vaccines that have expired or will be expiring soon. See our schedule below (in EST) and click on a date to register. You can also register even if you are unable to attend and you will receive a link to the recording. Thursday, March 6, 12:30pm Wednesday, March 12, 12:30pm Wednesday, March 19, 12:00pm
NEW GUIDE: ADD/EDIT PATIENT RECORD
This NEW guide provides instructions on how to search for existing records and add new patient records that are not already in Florida SHOTS. Access HERE.
LIVE Webinar: Florida SHOTS Account Maintenance Overview
Each organization enrolled with Florida SHOTS has at least one user designated as a Local Organization Administrator (LOA) to manage their account. During this webinar, we will review the various features that LOAs should regularly access to ensure their Florida SHOTS account is up to date. Topics include “User Confirmation” and managing your Personnel List (adding/terminating/activating user access). Click below to register! (EST) You can also register even if you are unable to attend and you will receive a link to the recording. Thursday, February 6, 12:30pm Wednesday, February 12, 12:30pm* SPANISH Tuesday, February 18, 12:00pm
2025 VFC Annual Re-Enrollment Training Guide
The 2025 Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program Annual Training will consist of two of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “You Call the Shots” training courses. The enrollee, primary VFC coordinator, and back-up coordinator must each complete both trainings individually. Access instructions on how to complete HERE. Also available in Spanish.
Florida SHOTS Live Webinar: Patient Record Overview
During this webinar we will provide an overview of a patient record within Florida SHOTS. Topics will include updating record status, demographics, checking immunization status, and reviewing vaccination list. We will also review the Reminder/Recall report that shows a list of your patients who are due or overdue for any vaccines. Click on the below date (in EST) to register. Thursday, December 5, 12:30pm Wednesday, December 11, 12:30pm* SPANISH Wednesday, December 18, 12:00pm
VFC Inventory Maintenance
VFC vaccines that have spoiled or wasted need to be manually removed from the inventory within Florida SHOTS. Find step-by-step instructions HERE to complete the adjustment, reporting and request shipping label if applicable. Also available in Spanish.
VFC FAQs
We understand that users may have questions about specific Vaccines for Children (VFC) functions within Florida SHOTS. During this webinar, we will review how to add/edit calibration certificates to your vaccine storage units, add VFC function access to user accounts, complete inventory adjustments for spoiled/wasted vaccines, and address inventory discrepancies during the ordering process. Click on the below date (in EST) to register. Thursday, November 7, 12:30pm Tuesday, November 12, 12:30pm * Spanish Wednesday, November 20, 12:00pm
LIVE Webinar: Reconciling Your VFC Inventory
Accurately maintaining your Vaccines for Children (VFC) inventory is vital to your participation in the program. During this live webinar, we will demonstrate how to complete inventory adjustments to report wasted/expired vaccines, and generate the Shots Recorded Report to touch on the most common errors that can cause inventory discrepancies. Click on the date to register! (EST) Thursday, October 3, 12:30pm Wednesday, October 9, 12:30pm* Spanish Wednesday, October 30, 12:00pm