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Measure: CMS127

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults

Measure Versions

eMeasure Code Measure Year Full Version Number Title
CMS127v11 2023 11 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
CMS127v10 2022 10.0.000 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
CMS127v9 2021 9.2.000 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
CMS127v8 2020 8.1.000 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
CMS127v7 2019 7.2.000 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
CMS127v6 2018 6.1.000 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
CMS127v5 2017 5.1.000 Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults

Description

Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine

Guidance

None

Patient Group Definitions

Group Description Instructions Links
Initial PopulationPatients 65 years of age and older with a visit during the measurement periodWebchart Instructions
DenominatorEquals Initial PopulationWebchart Instructions
Denominator ExclusionsExclude patients who were in hospice care during the measurement yearWebchart Instructions
NumeratorPatients who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccinationWebchart Instructions
Numerator ExclusionsNot ApplicableWebchart Instructions
Denominator ExceptionsNone

Details

Full eMeasure Code eMeasure Identifier Measure Year Version NQF # GUID
CMS127v6 127 2018 6.1.000 Not Applicable 59657b9b-01bf-4979-a090-8534da1d0516
Steward Developer Endorsed By
National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance
Scoring Method Measure Type Stratification Risk Adjustment
Proportion PROCESS None None

Rate Aggregation

None

Improvement Notation

Higher score indicates better quality

Rationale

Pneumonia is a common cause of illness and death in the elderly and persons with certain underlying conditions such as heart failure, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (NHLBI, 2011). In 1998, an estimated 3,400 adults aged > 65 years died as a result of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) (CDC, 2003). Among the 91.5 million US adults aged > 50 years, 29,500 cases of IPD, 502,600 cases of nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia and 25,400 pneumococcal-related deaths are estimated to occur yearly; annual direct and indirect costs are estimated to total $3.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. Pneumococcal disease remains a substantial burden among older US adults, despite increased coverage with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, (PPV23) and indirect benefits afforded by PCV7 vaccination of young children (Weycker, et al., 2011). Vaccination has been found to be effective against bacteremic cases (OR: 0.34; 95% CI: 0.27-0.66) as well as nonbacteremic cases (OR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.39-0.86). Vaccine effectiveness was highest against bacteremic infections caused by vaccine types (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.09-0.66) (Vila-Corcoles, et al., 2009).

Clinical Recommendation Statement

In 2014, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) began recommending a dose of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) be followed by a dose of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 6-12 months later in adults aged 65 and older who have not previously received a pneumococcal vaccination, and in persons over the age of two years who are considered to be at higher risk for pneumococcal disease due to an underlying condition. The two vaccines should not be coadministered and intervals for administration of the two vaccines vary slightly depending on the age, risk group, and history of vaccination (Kobayashi, 2015).

In 2015, ACIP updated its recommendation and changed the interval between PCV13 and PPSV23, from 6-12 months to at least one year for immunocompetent adults aged >=65 years who have not previously received pneumococcal vaccine. For immunocompromised vaccine-naïve adults, the minimum acceptable interval between PCV13 and PPSV23 is 8 weeks. Both immunocompetent and immunocompromised adults aged >=65 years who have previously received a dose of PPSV23 when over the age of 65 should receive a dose of PCV13 at least one year after PPSV23 (>=1 year). Immunocompetent and immunocompromised adults aged >=65 who have previously received a dose of PPSV23 when under the age of 65, should also receive a dose of PCV13 at least one year after PPSV23 (>=1 year) and then another dose of PPSV23 at least one year after PCV13. It is recommended that for those that have this alternative three-dose schedule (2 PPSV23 and 1 PCV13), the three doses should be spread over a time period of five or more years (Kobayashi, 2015).

Definition

None

Transmission Format

TBD

Applicable Value Sets

Category Value Set OID
Assessment, Performed History of Pneumococcal Vaccine 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.110.12.1028
Encounter, Performed Annual Wellness Visit 2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1240
Encounter, Performed Encounter Inpatient 2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.307
Encounter, Performed Face-to-Face Interaction 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1048
Encounter, Performed Home Healthcare Services 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1016
Encounter, Performed Office Visit 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1001
Encounter, Performed Preventive Care Services - Established Office Visit, 18 and Up 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1025
Encounter, Performed Preventive Care Services-Initial Office Visit, 18 and Up 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1023
Intervention, Order Hospice care ambulatory 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1108.15
Intervention, Performed Hospice care ambulatory 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1108.15
Patient Characteristic Ethnicity Ethnicity 2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.837
Patient Characteristic Payer Payer 2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591
Patient Characteristic Race Race 2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.836
Patient Characteristic Sex ONC Administrative Sex 2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1
Procedure, Performed Pneumococcal Vaccine Administered 2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.110.12.1034

References

Kobayashi M, Bennett NM, Gierke R, et al. "Intervals between PCV13 and PPSV23 vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)." MMWR. (2015);64(34):944-7.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. 2011. "Pneumonia." http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pnu/pnu_whatis.html
Weycker, D., D. Strutton, J. Edelsberg, R. Sato, L.A. Jackson. 2011. "Clinical and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Older US Adults." Vaccine 28(31): 4955-60.
Vila-Corcoles, A., E. Salsench, T. Rodriguez-Blanco, O. Ochoa-Gondar, C. de Diego, A. Valdivieso, I. Hospital, F. Gomez-Bertemeu, X. Raga. 2009. "Clinical effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine against pneumonia in middle-aged and older adults: A matched case-control study." Vaccine 27(10):1504-10.

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