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Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults (PNU)

CBE ID
0043
1.5 Project
Health and Well Being
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.0 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Single Measure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Full Year 2015
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination.

Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
Process
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
No
1.8 Level of Analysis
Health Plan
Integrated Delivery System
1.9 Care Setting
Home Care
Inpatient/Hospital
Outpatient Services
Post-Acute Care
1.20 Types of Data Sources
Instrument-Based Data
1.14 Numerator

The number of patients in the denominator who responded “Yes” to the question “Have you ever had a pneumonia shot? This shot is usually given only once or twice in the person’s lifetime and is different from the flu shot. It is also called the pneumococcal vaccine.”

1.15 Denominator

CAHPS respondents age 65 or older as of the last day of the measurement year who responded “Yes” or “No” to the question “Have you ever had a pneumonia shot? This shot is usually given only once or twice in a person’s lifetime and is different from the flu shot. It is also called the pneumococcal vaccine.”

Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Health and Well Being Project 2015-2017
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Steward Organization
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Steward POC email
measureendorsement@ncqa.org
Steward Organization Copyright

© June 29, 2011 by the National Committee for Quality Assurance
1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005

Risk Adjustment
No risk adjustment or risk stratification
Use
Planned Use
Payment Program
Public Health/Disease Surveillance
Public Reporting
Quality Improvement (Internal to the specific organization)
Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
Payment Program
Public Health/Disease Surveillance
Public Reporting
Quality Improvement (Internal to the specific organization)
Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
Use In Federal Program
Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)
Physician Compare
Physician Feedback/Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRUR)
Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBM)
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