CMS 127 - Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults

Updated: 10/27/2020
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Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine.

Denominator:	Patients 65 years of age and older with a visit during the measurement period. Patient’s age is calculated based on the patient’s Date of Birth, which was entered when you created the patient’s account. Create a note detailing the patient’s office visit.
Denominator Exclusions:	If patient was in Hospice during the measurement period: Hospice is documented under Hospitalizations/Procedures in History. These patients will be excluded from the denominator.
Numerator:	Patients who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccination. The "Pneumococcal" vaccine is documented in Immunizations. Vaccine may be entered as Administer New or Add Historical. Enter an Order or Recorded Date for each immunization.
Office Visit Documentation:	Enter Procedure Codes including E/M Codes or HCPCS Codes on the Superbill. Complete and sign the note. Once all steps have been completed, the measure will be added to the Quality Report.
Measure type:	Process
High Priority Measure:	No
Telehealth Eligible:	Yes