title: Improving inpatient pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA. srees@uwhealth.org
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drayton
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Engledow
authors.forename: Jayne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007297:Inpatients; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines