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Improvements in immunization compliance using a computerized tracking system for inner city clinics.

Vaccination compliance rates were calculated for 1995 to 2001 for enrolled patients- based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and age-appropriate vaccine schedules. The results reported here indicate computerized tracking with the Doctor's Pediatric Immunization Program (Dr. PIP) maintained vaccine compliance rates (> 90%) in healthy and immunocompromised children at 2 months and 12 months of age. Instituting the computerized system has yielded nearly optimal results in both indigenous inner-city clinics. Despite the efficient progress made by automated tracking- the results for specific vaccine strategies (Varicella) and target groups (human immunodeficiency virus- high-risk indigent populations) may require on-going and intensive educational efforts to achieve optimization levels.

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