The role of provider characteristics on the hepatitis A and B vaccination status of adults in the United States during 2007-2015.

ABSTRACT: Hepatitis A and B vaccine coverage is suboptimal in US adults, even among those at increased risk for infection, morbidity, or mortality. To understand where medical education and resources might enhance vaccine coverage, it is important to first identify providers and places most commonly associated with the administration of hepatitis vaccinations. We conducted a retrospective analysis of commercial and Medicare insurance claims data from 2007 to 2015 to describe provider types and places of vaccination against hepatitis A and B among adults in the US, and estimated the time to initial vaccination from first diagnosis of a condition for which the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends hepatitis A and/or B vaccination among at-risk adults. We identified 183,326 adu

SUBMITTER: Ghaswalla PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402425 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature