What to know
Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers (IQIP) is CDC’s immunization quality improvement (QI) program for healthcare providers enrolled in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program.
IQIP strategies
IQIP promotes and supports implementation of evidence-based, provider-level strategies designed to increase immunization among children aged 18 or younger. These strategies are evidence-based and supported by and the American Association of Family Physicians.1
- Facilitate return for immunization
- Leverage the immunization information system (IIS), electronic health record (EHR) or other electronic systems to improve immunization practices
- Give a strong immunization recommendation
- Strengthen immunization communications to educate people who are hesitant about vaccines
- Custom strategy (optional)
The IQIP cycle
IQIP is a 12-month process in which public health representatives and VFC providers collaborate to identify quality improvement strategies that increase immunization uptake by strengthening immunization workflow.
- Assess provider immunization workflow
- Review assessment reports
- Select QI strategies
- Provide technical assistance
- Establish action items for selected strategies
2-Month and 6-Month Check-Ins
- Review progress toward strategy implementation
- Review coverage (6-month check-in only)
- Provide technical assistance
- Establish new action items
12-Month Follow-Up
- Review progress toward strategy implementation
- Provide technical assistance
- Review year-over-year coverage
Benefits of IQIP
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Contact your jurisdiction's immunization program: Awardee Immunization Websites.
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- American Academy of Family Physicians. (n.d.). How to approach conversations with parents about routine pediatric vaccinations. https://www.aafp.org/assets/image/upload/v1775259021/Migrated%20-%20AEM%20DAM/AAFP/documents/patient_care/immunizations/approach-vaccine-20conversations-pdf.pdf