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This project aimed to improve pneumococcal vaccination rates among hospitalized adults through resident education and workflow changes.

Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates during Hospitalization via Resident Education Intervention: A Hospital-based Quality Improvement Project in a Teaching Community Hospital

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Randomized trial demonstrates increased pneumococcal vaccination rates in hospitalized adults, suggesting effective educational interventions.

This project aimed to improve pneumococcal vaccination rates among hospitalized adults through resident education and workflow changes.
Single-center quality improvement study
Comparison of pre-intervention and intervention periods
Integration of vaccination status into admission documentation and checklists
In the intervention period, 29 out of 36 eligible patients were vaccinated (80.6%)
Overall vaccination rates at discharge increased from 22.4% to 59.5%
Resident knowledge scores improved from 57% to 92%, with confidence increasing from 2.0 to 4.4 on a 5-point scale

Nakahara et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial demonstrates increased pneumococcal vaccination rates in hospitalized adults, suggesting effective educational interventions.