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Nursing Care Quality Measures -
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season
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This percentage addresses the ratio of short-stay residents (those recently admitted to the Nursing Care Center following a hospital stay) who were given a flu shot during flu season. Higher percentages are better.
Why is this important?
Influenza (the flu) is a very contagious respiratory infection. It can cause mild to severe sickness, and every year in the United States an average of 36,000 people die from influenza, and 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications. The flu is spread very easily from person to person, and people are usually infected when another person coughs or sneezes. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each year.
A flu shot can prevent patients from getting the flu or reduce their risk of becoming seriously ill from it. People who are 65 years of age and older are at higher risk for developing serious, life-threatening medical complications from the flu.
People ages 65 and older should get a flu shot once every year. Residents should be given a flu shot during the flu season (October through March). They should not get another flu shot if they have already received a flu shot at another place, or if there is a good medical reason why they should not receive it.
The data included on CHRISTUS Health’s nursing care centers as well as U.S. and state averages for this measure were provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
