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Monday, October 18, 2004 - 10:35 AM
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10 to 50 in Two Years: Partnerships with Coalitions, Service Organizations, IPAs, Universities, and Integrated Health Care Organizations

N. Elaine Lowery1, Kellyn a. Pearson1, Heather Kirkham1, Tom Rose2, and Marti L. Sharp2. (1) Children's Outcome Research Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado Immunization Information System, PO Box 6508/F456, Aurora, CO, USA, (2) Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition, 1919 Ogden B360, Denver, CO, USA


BACKGROUND:
One state’s environment for registry development includes voluntary registry participation for all providers (public and private), no state funding and no Medicaid participation.

OBJECTIVE:
To increase the percentage of records for children aged 0 to 5 years in the statewide registry from 10% to 50% over a two-year period within the development environment.

METHOD:
The registry developed a “train-the-trainer” program that was used successfully by community partners for registry implementation. Community partners included the statewide immunization coalition (CCIC); service organizations (Kiwanis and Rotary); the management services company (MSC) for a pediatric independent practice association (IPA); a university medical center and the state association for integrated health care organizations.

RESULT:
CCIC implemented the registry in over 60 public and private sites using funding from a local private foundation grant and local service clubs (Kiwanis and Rotary). Local service clubs contributed grant funds (up to $18,000 per registry site) plus volunteer time. One HMO used UTD rates as an outcome measure for incentive payments to providers in a pediatric IPA. The MSC for that IPA provided a staff person to implement the registry in the IPA practices using the “train-the-trainer” program. One HMO issued a challenge grant to all members of the state HMO association for registry implementation. The university medical center used funds generated from research grants to implement the registry in large pediatric sites.

CONCLUSION:
With limited funding and resources, the registry increased its saturation from 10% to 50% over a two-year period through partnerships with a diverse group of local organizations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
How to increase registry saturation through partnerships

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See more of Successful Collaborations with Registry Partners — Part 1
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