ZZVA-*INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION (8)    REMINDER DEFINITION (811.9)

The "VA-*Influenza Immunization" reminder is based on the following
    the late fall to all persons age 65 and older.
 
    Goal for FY 2000: 60% of those persons over age 65 have received
    influenza vaccine in the past year.
"Influenza Immunization" guidelines specified in the VHA HANDBOOK 1101.8,
APPENDIX A.
 
    Target Condition: Influenza and its complications.
  
    Target Group: Outpatients age 65 and older.
 
    Recommendation: Influenza vaccine should be administered annually in

If this reminder is not going to be used at your facility, the INACTIVE
represented in the "VA-INFLUENZA VACCINE" reminder.  This reminder
includes an alteration of the influenza reminder guidelines when the
patient has a diagnosis which could cause the patient to be at a high
risk for flu or pneumonia.
 
Please review both of these reminder definitions, choose one of them to
use.  If local modifications need to be made, copy the preferred reminder
to a new reminder and make your reminder modifications.
FLAG should be set to inactive.
 
This reminder represents the minimum criteria for checking if the patient
has received an influenza immunization. As distributed, the reminder
checks for an "Influenza" immunization in the V Immunization file or its
CPT code equivalent in the V CPT file.
 
The Ambulatory Care EP recommends a variation on this reminder

• REMINDER FREQUENCY:   1Y
  MINIMUM AGE:   65
  AGE MATCH TEXT:   

  Influenza vaccine due yearly in patients ages 65 and older.
  

  AGE NO MATCH TEXT:   

  Influenza vaccine not indicated for patients under 65.
  

  NO. OF AGE MATCH LINES:   1
  NO. OF AGE NO MATCH LINES:   1