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  Assessment Feedback Incentives eXchange (AFIX)

eXchange of Information Tips
"Use Every Opportunity to eXchange Information"

Exchanging information successfully requires you to be knowledgeable about best practices related to improving immunization coverage levels and to be able to assist the office in identification of actions that would improve immunization coverage levels.

Exchange of information must be included in the feedback session to assist the provider and office to develop a realistic quality improvement plan to improve immunization coverage levels. Exchange of Information like Incentives can and should be presented both in an informal and formal manner.

Informal eXchange of Information
  • Discuss during feedback session what changes could be made in practice to assist in improving immunization coverage level
  • Utilize your knowledge of what other practices with similar populations have done to improve coverage levels and what activities were successful. Also, it is important to discuss activities that were unsuccessful and why.
Formal eXchange of Information

Historically, exchange of information has been presented as peer to peer provider discussion. This mentoring interaction between an “immunization champion” and a provider attempting to improve immunization coverage levels is considered the “gold standard” for exchange of information.

Since it may take years to develop and implement the gold standard of an “Immunization Champion” exchanging information with other providers, you should take every opportunity to exchange information on improving immunization coverage levels with providers and office staff.


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