ABSTRACT Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services developed Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) with the priority of increasing nursing home residents' vaccine rates to prevent respiratory diseases including COVID-19, pneumonia, and influenza. The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network (PPCN) partnered with Pennsylvania's QIN-QIO to increase the rate of immunizations of nursing home residents across the state. Purpose: To evaluate vaccination improvement rates in Pennsylvania nursing home residents after community pharmacist-led vaccination clinics. Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted of data from pharmacist-led vaccination clinics conducted at Pennsylvania nursing homes between March 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025. Outcomes were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: There were 68 vaccination clinics across 33 Pennsylvania nursing homes. Nineteen pharmacies administered 4,938 vaccines to nursing home residents including 2,193 COVID-19 vaccines, 1,193 pneumococcal, and 853 influenza vaccines. The average relative improvement rates among nursing home residents after the pharmacist-led clinics were 46.3% for influenza vaccines, 41.4% for COVID-19 vaccines, and 26.3% for pneumococcal vaccines. Conclusions/Implications: A partnership between a QIN-QIO and PPCN community pharmacies improved respiratory vaccination rates among nursing home residents in Pennsylvania. This study demonstrates that community pharmacists are well positioned to conduct vaccination clinics at nursing homes to improve vaccination rates.
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