Maplewood B (Crowne Plaza Ravinia)
Tuesday, October 28, 2003: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

C4: Registries As Tools for Provider Quality Assurance and Clinic Assessment

This session will describe how Immunization Registry data has been used for quality assurance. It will look at how the use of Registry data improved the quality of immunization data for a health plan in Utah. It will also provide an example from Texas that combined data from electronic and paper records. It will also consider an example of clinic assessment from California.
Learning Objectives: Describe how registries are used in provider quality assurance and assessment activities.

Moderator:John M. Stevenson
1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM Discussion
2:00 PM 3882Using immunization registries to ensure provider quality assurance*
Diana Bartlett
2:15 PM 3838Use of Immunization Registry Data for More Efficient Patient Follow-up
Sandra K. Schulthies, Meg Danielson
2:30 PM 3740Using the Registry to Conduct WinCASA Assessments: Lessons Learned*
Wendy Wang, Anne Cordon, Mark H. Sawyer, Kathe Gustafson, Michelle Deguire, Sandy Ross

The 2003 Immunization Registry Conference (October 27-29, 2003) of CDC