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  • Title: Improving inpatient pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates.
    Author: Rees S, Stevens L, Drayton J, Engledow N, Sanders J.
    Journal: J Nurs Care Qual; 2011; 26(4):358-63. PubMed ID: 21577146.
    Abstract:
    Since 2004, pharmacists at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics have screened all adult inpatients for pneumococcal and influenza vaccination. Rates of screening patients improved to nearly 100% between 2004 and 2009, but the rate of actual administration of the vaccines hovered around 45%. A review of the process identified failure modes. This prompted a collaborative effort between pharmacy and nursing for improvement that focused on ensuring that the ordered vaccinations were actually administered. The rates of administration improved from approximately 45% in June 2009 to approximately 78% by mid-2010.
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