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Competitive Success: New Research Finds Performance Feedback at Clinics Increases Flu Vaccination Rates

  • 1.  Competitive Success: New Research Finds Performance Feedback at Clinics Increases Flu Vaccination Rates

    Posted 08-12-2021 14:48

    CATONSVILLE, MD, August 12, 2021 – Every year the flu threatens the health of millions of people. Experts continue to recommend annual flu vaccination as the best line of defense, but despite these recommendations, flu vaccination rates haven't broken 50% in more than a decade. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science seeks to overcome this. The study finds that performance feedback at healthcare clinics can significantly increase vaccination rates. This has important public policy implications. Citing other research, the authors highlight that even just a 1% increase in U.S. adult flu vaccination rates could translate to some $400 million in societal benefits.

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    Ashley Smith
    Public Relations Specialist
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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