Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunisation

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
National Quality Forum
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Service Delivery

Defining Attributes

Definition
Numerator

Patients who received an influenza immunisation OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunisation

Denominator

All patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit during the measurement period

Denominator Criteria (Eligible Cases):

Patients aged ≥ 6 months on date of encounter

AND

Patient encounter during January thru March and/or October thru December (CPT or HCPCS):

90945, 90947, 90951, 90952, 90953, 90954, 90955, 90956, 90957, 90958, 90959, 90960, 90961, 90962,

90963, 90964, 90965, 90966, 90967, 90968, 90969, 90970, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213,

99214, 99215, 99242*, 99243*, 99244*, 99245*, 99304, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310,

99315, 99316, 99341, 99342, 99344, 99345, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350, 99381*, 99382*, 99383*,

99384*, 99385*, 99386*, 99387*, 99391*, 99392*, 99393*, 99394*, 99395*, 99396*, 99397*, 99401*,

99402*, 99403*, 99404*, 99411*, 99412*, 99429*, 99512*, G0438, G0439

Exclusions

Documentation of medical reason(s) for not receiving influenza immunisation (e.g., patient allergy, other medical reasons)

Documentation of patient reason(s) for not receiving influenza immunisation (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)

Documentation of system reason(s) for not receiving influenza immunisation (e.g., vaccine not available, other system reasons)

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Clinician: Group/Practice; Clinician: Individual

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Claims data; Registry data

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

National Quality Forum 2022 Key Rural Measures: An Update List of Measures to Advance Rural Health Priorities, Draft 1, page 1-26

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
No
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
02 December 2025