EOC Staff Transition

Enhanced Ordering Cycle (EOC) is a process that balances clinic vaccine order sizes, order frequencies, and storage and handling costs to improve work flow and reduce costs.  The Oregon EOC Team has appreciated the ongoing efforts made by clinics that have implemented the process over the past year and a half. A total of 178 clinics were targeted and trained in EOC.  This training phase of EOC will be ending in June 2011. 

 As the Oregon EOC Team transitions to other duties within the Immunization Program, there will be some changes to the EOC process that clinics should take note of.

•  Starting in June, all questions related to your assigned ordering cycle should be directed to your clinic’s VFC Health Educator. 
•  All VFC orders will continue to be tracked and assessed by state VFC staff to ensure that clinics are adhering to their assigned cycle and ordering windows.

 The EOC Team is pleased to report that participation in EOC has contributed to a 30% reduction in orders placed by the targeted clinics. Of all the orders placed by targeted clinics, 78% have been within the recommended ordering frequency and nearly 70% have been within assigned ordering windows. Because of these positive trends, the Oregon EOC Team is confident that clinics will continue to place on-cycle orders by following their ordering calendars and staying on top of their vaccine inventory quantities. 

 By the end of this year, all remaining clinics that were not included in the targeted group of 178 will also be assigned a new ordering cycle. Notification and guidance regarding new ordering cycles will be sent to all remaining clinics by mail. Clinics with questions regarding order assignments can contact their VFC Health Educator.