Is patient insurance type related to physician recommendation, administration and referral for adult vaccination? A survey of US physicians
| Autor: | Michelle McNamara, Philip O. Buck, Songkai Yan, Leonard R. Friedland, Kristin Lerch, Alysa Murphy, Cosmina Hogea |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 15, Iss 9, Pp 2217-2226 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2164-5515 2164-554X 21645515 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2019.1582402 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated physician practices and perceived barriers for influenza, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap), and zoster vaccination of adults in the United States (US), with emphasis on patients with Medicare versus commercial insurance. A cross-sectional internet-based survey of board-certified general/family practitioners and internists (N = 1,000) recruited from a national US physician panel was conducted in May 2017. For influenza, rates of physician recommendation (84% of Medicare patients, 82% of commercially-insured patients), administration (80% Medicare, 78% commercial), and referral (11% Medicare, 11% commercial) were similar regardless of insurance type. Tdap recommendation was higher for commercial compared to Medicare patients (59% vs. 54%, p |
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