Since October 15, the seasonal flu vaccination campaign has been launched, in which as IDEL you participate like every year. But your role goes much further because you can perform all the injections in the vaccination schedule. To do this, your Simply Vitale software makes your life easier both in terms of traceability and invoicing: we’ll explain it to you.
Every year, at this time, you are often asked by your patients, particularly at home, to carry out the flu vaccination. From now on, this is coupled with vaccination for Covid, also recommended for patients at risk: people aged 65 and over, as well as vulnerable people. The good news is that you can do both vaccines at the same time if you or the patient chooses. In any case, it is fundamental that this vaccination can be traceable. Several reasons for this: the first is obviously the need to be able to check the validity of the vaccine at any time. The second is the objectives in terms of vaccination coverage. You should know that in France, the 2023-2024 campaign made it possible to protect only 47.1% of people at risk of severe flu. While the WHO sets the rate at 75%. Documenting vaccination allows health insurance to track this indicator. Above all, this traceability allows you, as IDEL, to fully play your role, particularly for the other vaccines in the vaccination schedule for which boosters are planned.
Simply Vitale’s vaccination rating
To make your task easier, the Cegedim Santé all-in-one solution for IDELs provides you with several elements. You have access to the pre-vaccination questionnaire on your tablet, in the care file. You must complete it with the patient to check their eligibility before proceeding with the injection. Above all, Simply Vitale has a module to establish and pay a vaccination note to the DMP. And this module is used for influenza vaccination as for other vaccines. This note is made up of so-called “structured” data. This is why we find all the details necessary to ensure the traceability of the injected product and the procedure: identification of the vaccine, the patient, the author, the prescriber and the date. In Simply Vitale, all fields are pre-existing, you can let yourself be guided to enter the required information. It’s even quicker and simpler as there is a box – already pre-checked – which then allows the automatic transfer of the note to the patient’s DMP. In five minutes maximum, the patient’s vaccination history is updated. Comfort for you, for the patient but also for other healthcare professionals. Furthermore, this vaccination note can be sent directly from Simply Vitale via MSSanté to the attending physician or prescriber. And it is automatically sent to other nurses in the office via Médisynchro. No chance of losing track!
And always the quotation assistant to make life easier
As you know, there are two ratings for vaccines, AMI 2.4 for influenza and vaccinations with a medical prescription and AMI 3.05 for vaccines without a prescription. The other particularity of the vaccine quotation is that the accumulation rules do not apply. For example, if you carry out a dressing, a blood test and vaccination at the same time, you can still bill the full rate for AMI 2.4 or AMI 3.05. However, there are some subtleties regarding the Covid vaccine. The exemption also exists but it is limited to two nursing procedures only. You don’t have to worry about these nuances, because Simply Vitale’s stacking wizard makes it easy for you! It automatically takes these two rules into account. You enter your information and it will calculate the billing for this vaccination itself.
Prescribing vaccines, the next step
Since August 2023, all IDELs have the possibility of no longer only being the author of the injection but also of prescribing it. To do this, you must follow a training course – financeable through your training account – lasting 10.5 hours. Once this has been carried out, you can ensure the prescription and monitoring of the patient’s vaccinations: an advantage for the elderly, those who are isolated or those in long-term care who are counting on you. And thanks to Simply Vitale, the entire invoicing and traceability aspect is simplified, so there’s no more reason not to take the plunge.
