Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers (IQIP) Program
IQIP is the Vaccines for Children (VFC) provider-level quality improvement (QI) program designed to help increase on-time vaccination of children and adolescents. If you are a California VFC provider, you may receive an IQIP visit and be asked to pick 2 quality improvement strategies to conduct in your clinic. IQIP replaces the Assessment Feedback Incentive eXchange (AFIX) program. Similar to AFIX, participating in the IQIP program entails at least one in-person visit by your VFC or Field Representative and additional exchanges via phone or email over a 12-month period.
VFC and Field Representatives provide technical assistance to VFC providers to support four core quality improvement strategies. Under each strategy are a list of resources to support IQIP efforts.
- Schedule the next immunization visit before the patient leaves the office. Communicates importance of returning for subsequent doses.
- Leverage immunization registry functionality to support immunization practice. Maximize IIS vaccination data to know which vaccines are due and when to administer them.
- Benefits of CAIR and Your Options for Joining
- Bi-directional Exchange: How It Works and How to Sign Up
- Ensure Your Clinic Submits Quality Data to CAIR
- Give a strong vaccine recommendation. Centers on parent/provider discussion. Apply strategy to all childhood vaccinations, including HPV.
- Talking with Parents about Vaccines for Infants
- How I Recommend Vaccines Videos
- Talking to Parents about Infant and HPV Vaccination
- Strengthen vaccination communications. Focuses on practice-wide promotion of the importance of on-time vaccination. Includes dispelling myths, supporting positive vaccine messaging, and increasing parent confidence in vaccinations.
- Example of a clinic vaccine policy
- How Nurses, Medical Assistants Can Foster Immunization Culture (CDC)
- Ways to Emphasize Vaccinations in the Clinic (AAP)
- Examples of graphics to encourage vaccinations
- Importance of On-time Vaccination Against HPV (ACS)
Questions about the IQIP program? Contact the VFC Field Representative in your area.