EHR Reminders Help Increase Number of Pediatric Flu Vaccinations

An electronic health record alert that reminded physicians to administer pediatric flu vaccinations increased the odds of children receiving the vaccine, according to a study sponsored by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

 

Researchers examined data collected from four community clinics in New York. Each of the clinics had integrated the flu vaccination alert — FluAlert — into their EHRs.

 

Researchers found that of the 1,949 alerts generated, 1,048 were alerts that indicated that a child needed the flu vaccine. Of those 1,048 instances, physicians acted on the alert 63 percent of the time, of which 29 percent of time, they ordered the vaccine. Thirty-four percent of them declined the alert.

 

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