Influenza vaccination coverage estimates in the fee-for service Medicare beneficiary population 2006 - 2016: Using population-based administrative data to support a geographic based near real-time tool

• Main Authors: Angela K. Shen (Author), Rob Warnock (Author), Stephaeno Brereton (Author), Stephen McKean (Author), Michael Wernecke (Author), Steve Chu (Author), Jeffrey A. Kelman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Older adults are at great risk of developing serious complications from seasonal influenza. We explore vaccination coverage estimates in the Medicare population through the use of administrative claims data and describe a tool designed to help shape outreach efforts and inform strategies to help rai...