and any other vaccines they are due for — like the updated COVID-19 vaccine
It's flu season — and time to remind your patients to get vaccinated against the flu. When you see your patients, ask if they have gotten the flu vaccine this season. If they haven’t, encourage them to get it by sharing that the flu vaccine helps protect them and their loved ones from getting sick from the flu and having to miss days from work or school. Also share that the vaccine can help protect them from flu complications that can be life-threatening for some people.
During the visit, also encourage your patients to get any other vaccines they are due for. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that everyone six months and older get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine.
The surest way to ensure patients get needed vaccines is by administering them when patients are in your office. If patients don’t want to get vaccinated at that time, encourage them to schedule a visit for their vaccines at another time that works for them. If patients are 19 years or older, you can also let them know that they can get the flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine by visiting their local pharmacy and showing their HPSM member ID.
Thank you for playing such a key role in helping our members get vaccinated!
Primary care providers (PCPs) can earn bonus payments for administering the seasonal influenza vaccine to assigned HPSM Medi-Cal and CareAdvantage members six months and older before March 2025. You can earn these payments by participating in either of HPSM’s Pay-for-Performance programs: Benchmark P4P (legacy program) and Care Gap Closure P4P (administered by Stellar Health). For details, see the program guidelines.