(Note: Formerly OP-27) Part of the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP), within the Patient Safety/Inpatient domain, CAHs must report on the influenza vaccination data for HCP physically working in the inpatient and outpatient hospital units for at least one working day between October 1 through March 31, regardless of clinical responsibility or patient contact. This includes all influenza vaccinations administered during the influenza season at the facility or elsewhere, influenza vaccine declinations, and determinations of a medical contraindication to influenza vaccination. Data should be reported separately for employees, licensed independent practitioners, and adult students/trainees and volunteers.
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
Annually - May 15
Hospital reports to CMS by entering data into the Healthcare Personnel Vaccination module on the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) website.
Becky Bayley, MBA
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Nevada Rural Hospital Partners
4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite I-209
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 827-4770
or
Laima Etchegoyhen, MPH
Outreach and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Nevada Flex Program Coordinator
Office of Statewide Initiatives
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
604 West Moana Lane, MS 3150
Reno, Nevada 89509
work-phone: 775-682-8471
cell-phone: 775-338-9841
website: https://med.unr.edu/statewide
Potential loss of grant funding for not meeting eligibility requirements.
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Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
