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Efficacy of Multiple Influenza Vaccine Delivery Systems in a Single Facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Anthony A. Donato*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania State University Hershey School of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pennsylvania
Lisa M. Motz
Affiliation:
Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pennsylvania Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gregory Wilson
Affiliation:
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Benjamin J. Lloyd
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania State University Hershey School of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pennsylvania
*
Reading Hospital and Medical Center, 6th St. and Spruce St., West Reading, PA 19612 (donatoa@readinghospital.org)

Abstract

We retrospectively investigated different inpatient influenza delivery strategies used during 3 consecutive years at a single institution. Vaccination rates were 3% for a physician reminder system, 21% for a manual standing order program, and 43% for a manual standing order program with a provider education program.

Type
Concise Communication
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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