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Increasing Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination Rates In Adults Age 65 Years And Older In A Primary Care Clinic, Ashley Sandbothe
Increasing Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination Rates In Adults Age 65 Years And Older In A Primary Care Clinic, Ashley Sandbothe
Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project
The purpose of this study was to increase PPSV23 vaccination rates in adults over the age of 65 years in a Midwestern primary care clinic.
For this project, staff was educated regarding interventions including patient awareness, provider recommendation, staff and provider education, vaccine access, use of the immunization information systems (IIS) and appropriate use of electronic health record (EHR) reminders that have been shown to increase vaccination rates.
Prior to the intervention, data was retrieved, and it was found that between April 1st-May 31st 2020, there were 162 patients over the age of 65 that presented to …