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Immunization
Reports from M.N. Gerard and colleagues advance knowledge in immunization
January 7th, 2009
"Despite recognition that clinical decision support (CDS) can improve patient care, there has been poor penetration of this technology into healthcare settings. We used CDS to increase inpatient influenza vaccination during implementation of an electronic medical record, in which pharmacy and nursing transactions increasingly became electronic," researchers in the United States report. "Over three influenza seasons we evaluated standing orders, provider reminders, and pre-selected physician orders. A pre-intervention cross-sectional survey showed that most patients (95%) met criteria for vaccination. During Our intervention, physicians were increasingly likely to accept...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-01-07)
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