FluAlert: Influenza Vaccine Alerts for Providers in the Electronic Health Record

NCT01146899 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: AAAE49561R18HS018158-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 6,145
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Childhood influenza coverage rates are far below rates for the other childhood vaccinations. Increasing influenza vaccine coverage rates is important not only for the health of the child, but for that of the child's household and community. Yet,influenza vaccine delivery rates at pediatric clinics are low, even when the vaccine is available. The proposed project will take advantage of existing health information technology to tailor, implement and evaluate influenza vaccine alerts in the electronic health record (EHR) for pediatric providers to help improve health care decision making.

Conditions

Influenza

Keywords

influenza, vaccine, clinical decision support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• influenza vaccination

  September through March 2011-2012

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Documentation of reason for vaccine refusal

  Sept 2011-March 2012

Study Arms (2)

Provider Alert

EXPERIMENTAL

Provider receives alert for patient visit

Other: Provider Alert

No Alert

NO INTERVENTION

No alert provided

Interventions

Provider Alert OTHER

Provider influenza vaccine alert

Also known as: alert for provider in electronic health record

Provider Alert

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Medical (medical doctor/nurse practitioner (MD/NP)) or nursing providers (registered nurse, licensed practical nurse (RN/LPN)) at participating practices
• Parents of a child 6 months - 18 years who is a patient at one of the participating ACN practice
• Parents fluent in English or Spanish
• Children 6 months- 18 years with visit to participating practice during influenza season

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Columbia University: lead
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University Medical Center/ NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Stockwell MS, Catallozzi M, Camargo S, Ramakrishnan R, Holleran S, Findley SE, Kukafka R, Hofstetter AM, Fernandez N, Vawdrey DK. Registry-linked electronic influenza vaccine provider reminders: a cluster-crossover trial. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):e75-82. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2616.

  PMID: 25548331 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Influenza, Human

Interventions

Caffeine; Electronic Health Records

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Orthomyxoviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Xanthines; Alkaloids; Heterocyclic Compounds; Purinones; Purines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Medical Records; Records; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Melissa S Stockwell, MD MPH

  Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst Prof of Pediatrics and Population and Family Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2010
• First Posted: June 22, 2010
• Study Start: December 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2013
• Study Completion: June 1, 2013
• Last Updated: June 24, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-06

Locations

US (1)