TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of implementing a technology platform in community pharmacies to increase adult immunizations rates
AU - Wehbi, Nizar K.
AU - Wani, Rajvi J.
AU - Klepser, Donald G.
AU - Murry, Janice
AU - Khan, Ali S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported, in part, by Grant Federal Award Identification Number, IH23IP000985, funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). The content of this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the Department of Health and Human Services. The underlying demonstration project is part of a larger initiative with three (3) sub-awardees spanning four (4) states to increase adult immunizations. The demonstration projects are supported by $800,000 funded by the CDC Grant with an additional $300,000 from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). Each sub-awardee received approximately 67 percent ($200,000) of its funding from the CDC and approximately 33 percent ($100,000) from NACDS to implement its demonstration project. A total of $1.1 million will be used to complete CDC project work, with 73 percent from the CDC and 27 percent from NACDS.
Funding Information:
This work was supported, in part, by Grant Federal Award Identification Number, IH23IP000985, funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The content of this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the Department of Health and Human Services. The underlying demonstration project is part of a larger initiative with three (3) sub-awardees spanning four (4) states to increase adult immunizations. The demonstration projects are supported by $800,000 funded by the CDC Grant with an additional $300,000 from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). Each sub-awardee received approximately 67 percent ($200,000) of its funding from the CDC and approximately 33 percent ($100,000) from NACDS to implement its demonstration project. A total of $1.1 million will be used to complete CDC project work, with 73 percent from the CDC and 27 percent from NACDS.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/1/3
Y1 - 2019/1/3
N2 - Over the course of this project, we utilized pharmacists at 159 community pharmacies in Nebraska and Iowa to administer vaccinations to adults 19 years of age or older with the objective of improving immunization rates in both states. We implemented a pharmacy-based technology platform and partnered with public health via the state immunization registries of both states to ensure that immunizations provided at the pharmacy were transmitted to the statewide registry, for which reporting is currently voluntary for health care providers. After using the technology platform for one year, an increase of immunization rates for influenza, herpes zoster, and pertussis vaccination rates by 37%, 12%, and 74%, respectively, was recorded in comparison to the prior year numbers. However, there was about 16% decrease in vaccination rates for pneumococcal vaccine. For the first time, the project's participating pharmacies in Nebraska reported immunization counts to their state's immunization registries. This project leveraged community pharmacies as healthcare destinations to achieve further gains in increasing immunization rates, improving the health of adults, and creating a community-wide network for prevention.
AB - Over the course of this project, we utilized pharmacists at 159 community pharmacies in Nebraska and Iowa to administer vaccinations to adults 19 years of age or older with the objective of improving immunization rates in both states. We implemented a pharmacy-based technology platform and partnered with public health via the state immunization registries of both states to ensure that immunizations provided at the pharmacy were transmitted to the statewide registry, for which reporting is currently voluntary for health care providers. After using the technology platform for one year, an increase of immunization rates for influenza, herpes zoster, and pertussis vaccination rates by 37%, 12%, and 74%, respectively, was recorded in comparison to the prior year numbers. However, there was about 16% decrease in vaccination rates for pneumococcal vaccine. For the first time, the project's participating pharmacies in Nebraska reported immunization counts to their state's immunization registries. This project leveraged community pharmacies as healthcare destinations to achieve further gains in increasing immunization rates, improving the health of adults, and creating a community-wide network for prevention.
KW - Adult immunization
KW - Community pharmacies
KW - Herpes zoster vaccine
KW - Influenza vaccine
KW - Pertussis vaccine
KW - Pneumococcal vaccine
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.043
DO - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.043
M3 - Article
C2 - 30471954
AN - SCOPUS:85056807670
SN - 0264-410X
VL - 37
SP - 56
EP - 60
JO - Vaccine
JF - Vaccine
IS - 1
ER -