Abstract
Objective
To assess among providers in 7 Colorado counties where a collaborative centralized
reminder/recall (CC-R/R) using the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS)
was performed: 1) preferences about CC-R/R conducted by the public health department
(PHD); 2) preferences for future CC-R/R for different vaccines with and without practice
names; and 3) experiences with including their name on CC-R/R notices.
Methods
A mailed survey was sent to all primary care sites where CC-R/R had been previously
conducted. Respondents self-identified as the “the person in charge of immunization
policy within the practice.”
Results
Overall response rate was 69.9% (160 of 229). Twenty-one were removed because they
did not provide immunizations to children. Among respondents, 65.0% were from family
medicine and 26.3% from pediatric practices; 32.1% physicians or midlevel providers;
34.3% nurses or medical assistants; and 33.6% office managers. Taking into account
all issues, 57.6% were “okay” with either the PHD or their practice conducting recall;
27.3% preferred the PHD; and 14.4% preferred their practice conduct R/R. Fifty-six
percent of active CIIS practices (n = 95) included their practice's name on CC-R/R
notices. Interest in future CC-R/R for different ages and vaccines was strongly related
to whether reminders included the practice name: 77.8% for routine immunizations in
4- to 6-year-olds; 74.8% for immunizations for 0- to 3-year-olds; 73.3% for vaccines
administered to adolescents; and 59.7% for influenza (P < .001).
Conclusions
Most practices are accepting of the PHD centrally conducting R/R, but most prefer
collaboration that includes their name. Given the success and support of this method,
it should be more widely adopted.
Keywords
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: September 14, 2015
Accepted:
September 9,
2015
Received:
June 18,
2015
Footnotes
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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