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Use of Mobile, Advanced Clinical Information System to Address Influenza Pandemic Preparedness
Zeil Rosenberg, Becton Dickinson, 1 Becton Drive MC 204, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, Oren Fuerst, Strategic Models, 230 Park Avenue, new york, NY, USA, and Lia Pripstein, BD VaxiNet, Becton, Dickinson and Company, 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA.
BACKGROUND:
Epidemiological data suggest healthcare workers can spread the influenza virus to patients in their care.
While many healthcare organizations conduct influenza vaccination programs, their impact on immunization rates has not proved optimal.
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluate how clinically oriented information technology may aid in efforts to raise influenza immunization coverage among health care workers, reach under-immunized high-risk populations as well as high risk workers that may be exposed to avian influenza or other emerging diseases and serve as an interface with existing immunization registry systems.
METHOD:
Structured review of two model activities for utilization of advanced mobile information technologies to address influenza immunization preparedness in a community hospital with community outreach activity targeting health care workers and occupational health program targeting all employees. Present coverage data pre and post program to demonstrate the impact of such systems on immunization coverage.
RESULT:
The use of advanced technologies linked to immunization registries and databases are able to increase immunization coverage rates by over 15% and access immunization services in community healthcare environments. Advanced technologies can successfully integrate with occupational health and other hospital information systems. This model can serve immunization coverage improvement efforts in emergency preparedness environments.
CONCLUSION:
The integration of advanced technologies with creative, multi-pronged educational campaigns may support continuous increase in immunization rates of healthcare workers. Lessons learned in large city hospital environment may serve as a case study for states in improving influenza immunization coverage.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Review immunization coverage raise campaign in large, busy hospital as case study of success and failure factors in immunization campaigns. Examine alternative approaches to immunization campaigns and their implementation in a variety of settings.
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