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Louisiana School Nurse Module: Simplifying Immunization Reporting for Schools

Learn about the Louisiana School Nurse Module, a streamlined system that allows school nurses to access and report immunization records. This module enhances the value of the registry, saves time, and provides more complete information for schools and Headstart facilities.

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Louisiana School Nurse Module: Simplifying Immunization Reporting for Schools

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  1. LINKS SCHOOL NURSE MODULEApril 14, 2016 Presented by: Louisiana Office of Public Health-Immunization Program

  2. Agenda • LINKS Overview • School Nurse Module • Q and A

  3. Louisiana Immunization Network for Kids Statewide

  4. LINKS Role • Statewide, population based system • Public / Private Sector • Pertinent Data • Demographics • Immunization information • Public Health EP Tool • School Nurse/Headstart Reporting/Child Care Center Reporting

  5. Provider Enrollment • Over 3000 providers using LINKS, including: • Public (parish health units, community health centers) • Private (private physicians, hospitals) • HMO • School based health clinics • Schools/Headstart Centers • Military

  6. School Nurse/Headstart Module • Piloted in January 2005 • Goals of module: • Provide schools nurses and Headstart with access to registry to view immunization records • Streamline annual reporting process by utilizing registry to collect data • Allow school nurses and Headstart to add missing immunization data  enhance value of registry • Simplify management of process by automating all reporting

  7. Benefits of School Nurse Module • More complete information available for schools and headstart facilities, immunization consultants and state to use for follow up • Updated demographic and patient records collected in registry – enhances data in registry for all users • Facilitates efficient process management for state reporting: • Follow up • Enforcement of deadlines • Final aggregation of data • Assists in further identification of pockets of need in state • School nurses/Headstart Centers invest in LINKS value and advocate for other providers to enroll as users → recruitment

  8. Benefits of School Nurse Module • Registry offers legible, credible consolidated data to view  Universal Certificate, Vaccination Summary • Registry tools help nurses to forecast for needed shots and follow up in a timely manner • Streamlined data compilation process for annual reports • Using LINKS, Schools/Headstart Centers save time used to track student immunization records • Providers (private and public) save time copying records for school use

  9. SNM-2 BASIC SCENARIOS • STUDENT/PATIENT ALREADY IN LINKS • STUDENT/PATIENT NOT IN LINKS

  10. Enter a part of the school name to search Select your school

  11. Enter First Initial and DOB and run search for child

  12. SCHOOL NURSE ACTION REPORT

  13. School Roster Report

  14. Summary • Additional tools are added regularly to increase the value of LINKS for providers • LINKS has ability to streamline various aspects of immunization service delivery • Vaccine management and reporting • Forecasting, reminder/recall • Generating state reports • Contact your regional immunization consultant if you are not already enrolled

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