Journal article
Improving accuracy in a computerized immunization registry.
BACKGROUND: Boston's Department of Health and Hospitals established the Boston Immunization Information System (BIIS) as part of a city-wide effort to raise immunization rates. OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were 1) to assess the validity of data entry in one computerized immunization database within this system/ 2) to identify the types of errors made in data entry/ and 3) to assess the effectiveness of an intervention to improve the accuracy of information in this database. METHODS: Chart records were used as the gold standard in comparison with the computerized BIIS database. Children were considered up to date for immunizations if they had received 4 DTP- 3 polio- and 1 MMR by their second birthday. In March of 1995- billing records were used to identify all children born between March 1- 1992- and September 1- 1994- in one urban health center. These children were between 6 months and 36 months of age at the time. We compared the computer record with the chart- looking for and correcting errors such as incorr
Languages
- English
Publication year
2002
Journal
Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Volume
3
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Data
Countries
- United States of America
Tags
- ICT
WHO Regions
- Region of the Americas
