Protect Infants from RSV:   Scalable Solutions to Mitigate Logistical Barriers and Facilitate Access

To assess possible areas of improvement, you will complete an assessment that asks to what extent you or your practice:

• Uses a standardized process to confirm maternal RSV vaccination status before newborn discharge
• Coordinates care across settings with defined roles for assessing RSV risk, eligibility, and referral, including for high-risk children entering their second RSV season
• Administers RSV monoclonal antibodies (nirsevimab or clesrovimab) according to current ACIP/AAP recommendations
• incorporates RSV risk assessment, immunization status, clinical decision support, and documentation into your electronic health record
• Introduces workflows to reduce delays between birth (or well-child visit), eligibility determination, and administration of RSV preventive therapy
• Ensures enrollment in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and other financing pathways to support access to RSV preventive therapies

You will receive a report card that summarizes your or your practice’s performance relative to areas assessed. This serves as your baseline and guides development of your personalized action items.

Working with our expert faculty, we followed a Model for Improvement that outlines the aims of this program and its measures of success. We provide educational and practical interventions, but you can develop your own to meet your specific needs. Depending on your baseline assessment, interventions you can implement include:

• Enhanced training
• Communication strategies
• Personalized action items to track based on the nuanced needs of your practice
• Patient education

Once you’ve finished the interventions and have introduced the recommended process changes, it’s time to put them to the test!

• Return to this digital QI portal after a minimum of 30 days
• Reassess your action plan to see what improvements were realized
• Complete a personal reflection
• Get your certificate

We recommend you share these findings with key stakeholders in your organization to reflect on ongoing improvements and/or future opportunities.