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    Improving HPV Vaccination in Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Initiative

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    King, Cora
    Abstract
    Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers are preventable if vaccinated. Opportunities to administer the HPV vaccination to adolescents were being missed with a rural, primary care clinic due to lack of vaccination status assessment protocols. Methods: A missed opportunity for vaccination protocol was developed using the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program. Baseline vaccination rate for the clinic was determined using HPV billing reports. Intervention: Staff were educated about HPV missed opportunities for vaccination for the first week of ten. Clinic Staff implemented a missed opportunity for vaccination protocol and evaluated it weekly for the remaining nine of 10 weeks. Results: The clinic achieved a 0.025% vaccination rate with implementation of the missed opportunity for vaccination protocol. This percentage was lower than the clinics baseline vaccination rate of 28.3%. This percentage was also below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 80%. Conclusion: Implementation of a missed opportunity for vaccination protocol developed using the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program was unsuccessful in helping this rural clinic achieve improved HPV vaccination rates for adolescents 9-17 years of age.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7004
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    human papilloma virus (HPV), adolescent HPV vaccination, adolescent HPV immunization, 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program, diffusion of innovation theory
    Date
    2018-11-28
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    King, Cora. (November 2018). Improving HPV Vaccination in Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Initiative (DNP Scholarly Project, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7004.)

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    King, Cora. Improving HPV Vaccination in Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Initiative. DNP Scholarly Project. East Carolina University, November 2018. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7004. August 10, 2022.
    Chicago:
    King, Cora, “Improving HPV Vaccination in Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Initiative” (DNP Scholarly Project., East Carolina University, November 2018).
    AMA:
    King, Cora. Improving HPV Vaccination in Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Initiative [DNP Scholarly Project]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; November 2018.
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