KEYWORDS:
provider/data tracking, data quality, provider marketing/recruitment, registry program assessment, technology innovation
BACKGROUND:
The success of an immunization registry depends on many factors. Keeping track of the every day work of a registry program is no easy task.
OBJECTIVE(S):
Illustrate how the development and use of a provider tracking database can track the everyday workings of a registry, improve program success, and assist in keeping critical data at hand.
METHOD(S):
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Immunization Program developed a Provider Tracking database in Microsoft Access. This database: tracks identifying information for all pediatric providers in Philadelphia; records marketing contacts with them; monitors data submissions from sites; and tracks the data entry quality of each submission.
RESULT(S):
The database was originally designed to track marketing contacts with City providers and data submissions through data entry. Over time, the requests for using the system to track other critical items increased. Today, the database is used to mark the progress of our overall program, and to make process decisions for our team.
CONCLUSIONS(S):
We did not conceive of the importance of this system as it was being designed, therefore the current use of our database pushes the limits of this technology. However, we feel that we have proven the value of such a system. We continue to use and upgrade the current database and hope to integrate this module into our plans for an upgraded registry system.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand how use of a provider tracking database can assist registry development in multiple areas. Develop and implement a provider database for a registry program.
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