Improving preventive care to EPN adult patients by delivering appropriate vaccines to the EPN patient populations indicated below:
Each of these has a target vaccination rate of 90%.
| Initiative |
Adult Immunizations - Pneumovax |
| Metric |
Adults age 64+ receiving the Pneumovax vaccine |
| Definition |
Patients age 64+ receiving the Pneumovax vaccine
|
| Measurement |
Percentage of patients meeting the metric definition |
| Numerator |
Number of patients having had the Pneumovax vaccine |
| Denominator |
Number of patients with age 64+ |
| Exclusions |
Patients residing in a nursing home
|
| EPIC Support |
Monthly reports to be distributed to practices identifying patients not having a Pneumovax vaccination
|
| Network Goal |
>90% |
| Initiative |
Adult Immunizations - Influenza |
| Metric |
Adults age 18+ meeting high risk definition for Influenza having received the Influenza vaccine |
| Definition |
Patients age 18+ receiving the Influenza vaccine
|
| Measurement |
Percentage of patients meeting the metric definition |
| Numerator |
Number of patients having had the Influenza vaccine |
| Denominator |
Number of patients with age 18+ meeting high risk definition for Influenza |
| Exclusions |
Patients residing in a nursing home
|
| EPIC Support |
Monthly reports to be distributed to practices identifying high patients not having an Influenza vaccination
|
| Network Goal |
>90% |
Please return soon as we hope to have updated information and data regarding this and other initiatives.
