Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates and Understanding Reasons for Patient Refusal at Jefferson Hospital Ambulatory Practice

Authors

Daniel Brandt, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Ashley Butland, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Kevin Kwak, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Joseph Yoo, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Albert Lee, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Susan West, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow

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Description

AIM:

Improve influenza vaccination rates for eligible patients at the Jefferson Hospital Ambulatory Practice to levels above the national average of 43.6% between October 2015 and March 2016 with universal screening and improved documentation.

To characterize reasons for patients who did not receive vaccination.

Publication Date

6-10-2016

Keywords

Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates and Understanding Reasons for Patient Refusal at Jefferson Hospital Ambulatory Practice, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Quality and Safety

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Brandt, MD, Daniel; Butland, MD, Ashley; Kwak, MD, Kevin; Yoo, MD, Joseph; Lee, MD, Albert; and West, MD, Susan, "Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates and Understanding Reasons for Patient Refusal at Jefferson Hospital Ambulatory Practice" (2016). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 16.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/16