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doi: 10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000049.
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- 1 Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
- 2 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
- 3 Clinical and Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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Christopher J Gonzalez et al.
Am J Med Qual.
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doi: 10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000049.
Online ahead of print.
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- 1 Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
- 2 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
- 3 Clinical and Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
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Despite disproportionately higher rates of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 among Black and Hispanic adults in the United States, ethnoracial disparities in vaccination rates emerged rapidly. The objective of this quality improvement study was to rapidly develop and implement an equity-focused community outreach intervention that facilitated COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model, this multipronged, primary care-based outreach intervention developed call/recall systems that addressed vaccine hesitancy and facilitated real-time vaccine scheduling. Through 5058 calls to 2794 patients, 1519 patients were successfully reached. Of the 750 patients eligible for vaccine scheduling, 129 (17.2%) had a vaccine appointment scheduled by the caller and 72 (9.6%) indicated a plan to self-schedule. Low confidence in the vaccine was the most cited reason for declining assistance with a vaccine appointment. Primary care practices may wish to consider introducing similar outreach interventions in the future to address ethnoracial inequities in vaccination distribution.
Copyright (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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