Influenza season is here—and its effects reach far beyond a week of missed work. Left unaddressed, the flu can drive avoidable ER visits, complications for high-risk members, productivity loss, and rising healthcare spend.
This National Influenza Vaccination Week, see how Springbuk helps you pinpoint vulnerable populations, track vaccination trends, and guide targeted outreach that protects health, strengthens resilience, and reduces preventable costs.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the flu vaccine is the best way to protect against influenza. Flu can be serious and lead to hospitalization or death. People from some racial and ethnic minority groups (e.g., Black, Hispanic, AI/AN) are more likely to be hospitalized with flu.
Vaccination can make symptoms less severe and reduce the risk of being hospitalized.
See if your members are out of compliance with preventive care guidelines on the Gaps in Care tab on the platform.
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Adults with certain chronic conditions are at higher risk of developing serious complications from the flu. These conditions include asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, and HIV.
Raise awareness on how chronic conditions may lead to greater risk of complications from the flu and encourage members to get vaccinated.
Review which chronic conditions are driving claims spend in the Condition Groups tab under the Analyze section of the platform.
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Insight: Influenza leads to millions of sick days and thousands of hospitalizations annually, costing employers billions.
Utilize Springbuk to identify members with high-risk chronic conditions (e.g., asthma, COPD, diabetes) who are most likely to face severe, costly complications from the flu.
Actionable Opportunity: Generate a list of high-risk members and partner with your carrier to send targeted, educational reminders promoting flu shot access.
Click 'Learn More' to access the CDC's Estimated US Flu Disease Burden resource
Insight: Vaccination trends often reveal significant disparities by location or job function, indicating where access barriers exist.
Health intelligence can track vaccination rates across different member segments to pinpoint low-uptake areas.
Actionable Opportunity: Target high-risk, low-vaccination groups with on-site vaccine clinics or provide vouchers for local pharmacies to increase convenience and eliminate potential barriers.
Click 'Learn More' to access the Guide to Workplace Flu Vaccinations from TotalWellness
Insight: Preventive care data highlights that engaging in wellness initiatives, such as maintaining a healthy weight and regular exercise, strengthens the body’s overall resilience and response to viral illness, complementing the effect of the vaccine.
Actionable Opportunity: Promote wellness challenges and offer incentives for lifestyle changes that build stronger immune systems, maximizing member protection during flu season.
Click 'Learn More' to access WebMD's Can Exercise Prevent the Flu? resource
Insight: The CDC recommends that all people aged 6 months and older get the flu shot, but pediatric vaccination rates remain suboptimal. Children are major spreaders of the virus, impacting parental productivity and increasing healthcare costs for the entire family unit.
Actionable Opportunity: Focus outreach on employee segments with young children, emphasizing the dual benefit of protecting the child’s health and reducing the likelihood of lost work time for the parent.
Click 'Learn More' to access the CDC's Flu and Children resource
Insight: Springbuk can identify member populations who are dually eligible for flu shots and other key preventive services (e.g., colorectal cancer screening, pneumonia vaccines), allowing for highly efficient, combined outreach to maximize health engagement.
Actionable Opportunity: Utilize data to bundle communication about the flu shot with other critical, no-cost preventive services to strengthen the overall culture of proactive health among your members.
Click 'Learn More' to access the CDC's Recommended Vaccinations for Adults resource
Insight: Data from medical studies demonstrates that the influenza vaccine is associated with a lower risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other major cardiovascular events, especially in members with pre-existing heart conditions. For these high-risk individuals, the flu shot acts as a critical, low-cost secondary prevention measure.
Actionable Opportunity: Use Springbuk to identify members with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or high cholesterol and target them with personalized communications emphasizing the heart-protective benefits of the vaccine, framing it as cardiac care, not just flu prevention.
Click 'Learn More' to access the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s Influenza Vaccine as a Coronary Intervention for Prevention of Myocardial Infarction abstract
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