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01-07-2012 | Oral presentation
Improving the influenza vaccination rate in patients visiting pediatric rheumatology clinics using automatic best practice alert in electronic patient records
Authors:
Anjali Patwardhan, Kelly Kelleher, Dennis Cunningham, Charles Spencer
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Children with rheumatic disease who are infected with influenza have increased rates of complications. Influenza-related morbidity and mortality can be reduced by improving the flu vaccination rate. The purpose of the study is to look at the effectiveness of single information technology intervention in improving flu vaccination rate in children with rheumatic diseases. …