Improving Immunizations

Our Quality Reports Editor Dr. Alex Kemper offers the following preview of what’s being published in the newest section of our journal:

Immunization delivery is a great target for quality improvement. We know that improving immunization rates leads to better health outcomes. Furthermore, measurement of immunization delivery rates is relatively straight forward. Of course, choosing effective interventions can be challenging. Dr. Fu et al. (doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-3610) present their work in immunization quality improvement work in health centers serving low-income individuals and using multiple interventions. I was particularly struck by the use of the autodialer for reminder and recall. That is something that we may try out in our clinic. A great strength of the project is that it was sustainable for over a year.