Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination.
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
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.”
DenominatorCAHPS 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.”
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