Having standing orders in place can help streamline your practice workflow by eliminating the need to obtain a physician order before examining and vaccinating patients. Standing orders carried out by nurses or other qualified healthcare professionals help reduce missed opportunities for vaccination, which improves the quality of care for patients.

The Community Preventive Services Task Force, a nonfederal panel of public health and prevention experts, public health organizations, federal agencies, and medical associations, recommends standing orders for vaccines based on the strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates for children and adults.

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