Help Your Patients Stay Up to Date with Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines This Season (Healthy Blue + Medicare (HMO D-SNP))

Please note, this communication applies to Healthy Blue + Medicare^℠ (HMO D-SNP) offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Help your patients stay up to date with flu and COVID-19 vaccines this season

You care about your patients and want to keep them healthy. That’s why it’s important you and your care team remind patients to stay up to date with flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

The power is in your hands – so, get started!

Research shows that physician recommendation is the greatest motivator for people to vaccinate themselves and their family members.

The tools below have been developed by clinical experts to support you and your care team in educating your patients on the health benefits of vaccines:

• Letsvaccinate.orgprovides ready-to-use resources and strategies to help your care team increase vaccination rates.
• Customized patient outreach can influence your patients’ decision to get recommended vaccines.
• CDC vaccine information for healthcare professionalsoffers evidence-based immunization strategies and best practices critical to implementing a successful vaccination program.
• Fend Off Flu is the American Lung Association’s campaign to increase flu knowledge and vaccination rates.

Did you know?

• A 2021 study showed that among adults hospitalized with flu, vaccinated patients had a 26% lower risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and a 31% lower risk of death from flu compared with those who were unvaccinated.
• COVID-19 vaccinations remain the safest strategy for avoiding hospitalizations, long-term health outcomes, and death.¹

Visit the Blue Cross NC Healthy Blue + Medicare (HMO D-SNP) page for more information and resources.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Senior Health, DBA Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, is an HMO D-SNP plan with a Medicare contract and a NC State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC). Enrollment in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Senior Health depends upon contract renewal.

NCBCBS-CR-040396-23-CPN40246 November 2023