Improving Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Veterans with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia through a Virtual Clinic | Zendy

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Improving Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Veterans with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia through a Virtual Clinic

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Church,

Richard Banks,

Brigid Wilson,

Lisa Arfons,

Federico Pérez,

Robin Jump

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

current oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1718-7729

pISSN - 1198-0052

DOI - 10.3747/co.25.3756

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumococcal vaccine , vaccination , pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine , pneumococcal vaccination , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , pediatrics , leukemia , immunology , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal disease , genetics , bacteria , biology

Through a “virtual clinic,” we used the electronic medical record to identify and intervene upon patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who were not current for pneumococcal vaccines. Within 180 days, 100/160 patients (62%) received the recommended pneumococcal vaccine. A virtual clinic may improve vaccination rates among high-risk patient populations.

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