We interviewed 493 members of the Physicians Consulting Network to estimate the number of physician-reported influenza vaccination reminders during the 2010–2011 influenza season.
ResearchPosted on rand.org Jun 1, 2014Published in: American Journal of Public Health, v. 104, no. 6, June 2014, p. e60-e62
To estimate the number of physician-reported influenza vaccination reminders during the 2010–2011 influenza season, the first influenza season after universal vaccination recommendations for influenza were introduced, we interviewed 493 members of the Physicians Consulting Network. Patient vaccination reminders are a highly effective means of increasing influenza vaccination; nonetheless, only one quarter of the primary care physicians interviewed issued influenza vaccination reminders during the first year of universal vaccination recommendations, highlighting the need to improve office-based promotion of influenza vaccination.
Increasing the issuance of patient reminders for influenza vaccination should be a focus of future improvement efforts.
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