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Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records
Heena S. Sheth, Vera D. Grimes, Diana Rudge, Brandon Ayers, Larry W. Moreland, Gary S. Fischer and Rohit Aggarwal
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2020, jrheum.200806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200806
Heena S. Sheth
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
Vera D. Grimes
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
Diana Rudge
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
Brandon Ayers
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
Larry W. Moreland
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
Gary S. Fischer
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
Rohit Aggarwal
The UPMC Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccination Improvement Project and Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination in Medicine Sub-Specialty Clinics project were funded by Pfizer. H.S. Sheth, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; V.D. Grimes, BS, D. Rudge, BS, B. Ayers, BS, E-Record Physician Division, Corporate Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; L.W. Moreland, MD, Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professor of Arthritis Research, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; G.S. Fischer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; R. Aggarwal, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Aggarwal, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3601 5th Avenue, Suite 2B, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu. Accepted for publication November 25, 2020.
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Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records
Heena S. Sheth, Vera D. Grimes, Diana Rudge, Brandon Ayers, Larry W. Moreland, Gary S. Fischer, Rohit Aggarwal
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2020, jrheum.200806; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200806
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records
Heena S. Sheth, Vera D. Grimes, Diana Rudge, Brandon Ayers, Larry W. Moreland, Gary S. Fischer, Rohit Aggarwal
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2020, jrheum.200806; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200806