Percentage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Healthcare Personnel Who Completed Coronavirus Disease-2019 Primary Vaccination Series

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Governance

Defining Attributes

Definition

The percentage of COVID-19 vaccinations among healthcare personnel (HCP) reports the number of healthcare workers who have received a complete COVID-19 vaccination course.

Numerator

Number of healthcare workers who have received a complete COVID-19 vaccination course.

Denominator

Total number of healthcare workers.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

The measure for healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is obtained from employee health records and self-reported vaccination records. Hospitals submit healthcare worker vaccination data to CDC's National healthcare Safety Network.

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), United States. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Measures Information. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/irf-quality-reporting/irf-quality-reporting-program-measures-information-.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), United States. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.cms.gov/files/document/irf-quality-measure-calculations-and-reporting-users-manual-v40.pdf.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), United States. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities - The Measures. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: data.cms.gov/provider-data/topics/inpatient-rehabilitation-facilities/measures.

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025