KEYWORDS:
Immunization Registry, Provider Enrollment, Patient Enrollment, Community Enrollment

BACKGROUND:
Upon opening up Registry enrollment in 2001, clearing a waiting list fo enrollees, and analyzing a 3-fold increase in provider coverage there are 2 strategies that have come to the forefront for syccessful provider enrollement in a primarily rural state

OBJECTIVE(S):
To analyze provider acceptance, and subsequent Registry enrollment based on 2 perceived factors; inclusion of Top 50 Vaccine Providers and Provider/Community Clustering

METHOD(S):
Analysis of geographical locations prior to open enrollment, survey reporting of factors leading to provider enrollment, and resulting satisfaction of providers who have been targetted in the given categories.

RESULT(S):
Providers are more likely to enroll if they are targeted through marketing and outreach to be a "Pivotal Provider"l either as a Top 50 Provider or as a "Cluster" Community. We have enrolled 33% of our top 100 Providers within the state in 2001 and that percentage represents a percent of the total pediatric population. We have also enrolled a majority of providers in our 'Prototype Cluster" which represents a percent of that communities total pediatric population

CONCLUSIONS(S):
The benefits of patient record sharing in these 2 groups have shown to be a deciding factor in provider acceptance. The amount of effort expended to enroll providers indicated within these two groups has resulted in positive uptake in enrollment.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To present 2 strategies for enrollment that have the potential to be extrapolated out to various other states and cities, regardless of population, SES, or geographical area.