Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

What Does This Measure?

The percentage of pneumonia patients who received screening for and/or vaccination against influenza (“the flu”).

Why Is This Important?

Flu shots reduce the risk of influenza, a serious and sometimes deadly lung infection that can spread quickly in a community or hospital.

Pneumonia patients, particularly those who are age 50 or older, should get a flu shot during flu season to protect them from another lung infection and to help prevent the spread of influenza.

What Are We Doing to Improve Our Performance?

Duke has enacted several initiatives to improve our performance. These include:

• Evidence-based medicine
• Standardized order sets
• Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
• Electronic medical records (EMR)
• Nursing and physician education
• Patient safety and clinical quality committees
• Pneumonia-specific patient education information
• Patient advocacy and support groups
• HealthView patient portal

More Information

• See more pneumonia quality measures
• See all performance measures
• Compare Duke to other North Carolina hospitals at NC Hospital Quality Report
• Compare Duke to regional and national hospitals at Hospital Quality Alliance's Hospital Compare