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New Mexico's Health Quality Improvement Organization |
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Pneumonia (PNE)Pneumonia and influenza cause substantial morbidity and mortality for Medicare patients. Opportunities to improve care for these conditions have been documented. The National Pneumonia Project focuses on changing processes of care designed to improve outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Another objective of this project is to increase vaccination rates against influenza and pneumococcal disease for hospitalized patients. Additional information on the PNE quality measures, including exclusion critera, is available on MedQIC. In addition to assisting hospitals in improving the PNE quality measures, NMMRA's adult immunization work focuses on increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates for Medicare beneficiaries in New Mexico. For more information about pneumonia, visit: |