Testing the Use of Prompts to Increase Adolescent Immunization Rates

Although most US adolescents visit their primary care doctor, their immunization rates are
low. Primary care practices from two networks, one in upstate New York as well as a national
network of pediatric clinics were surveyed to ask what they thought was the best strategy to
increase immunization rates. Point-of-care prompts (either by an electronic health record
message or by a nurse) when an adolescent patient comes in for any type of visit and is due
for a vaccine was chosen. This study will determine if these prompts will increase
immunization rates after a 12-month intervention period.