Inpatients age 65 years and older and 5-64 years of age who have a high risk condition who are screened for Pneumococcal Vaccine status and vaccinated prior to discharge if indicated.
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Numerator
Inpatient discharges who were screened for pneumococcal vaccine status and received pneumococcal vaccine prior to discharge if indicated.
Denominator
Inpatient discharges 65 years of age and older and 5-64 years of age who have a high risk condition.
Exclusions
Excluded patients consist of the following; Patients who expire prior to hospital discharge, patients with an organ transplant during the current hospitalization, pregnant women, patients who have a length of stay greater than 120 days, patients who are transferred or discharged to another acute care hospital and patients who leave against medical advice (AMA). See attachments of the ICD-9 and ICD-10 tables for transplants and pregnancy.
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