Inpatient Computer-Based Standing Orders vs Physician Reminders to Increase Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates: A Randomized Trial

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 292; no. 19; pp. 2366 - 2371
• Main Authors: Dexter, Paul R, Perkins, Susan M, Maharry, Kati S, Jones, Kathy, McDonald, Clement J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Medical Association 17.11.2004
• Subjects: Bacteria; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Protocols; Computerized physician order entry; Critical Pathways; General aspects; Hospitalization; Humans; Influenza; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Inpatients; Medical sciences; Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage; Pneumonia; Reminder Systems; Vaccination - standards; Vaccination - utilization; Vaccines; Health staff; Physician; Increase; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Infection; Medicine; Streptococcaceae; Vaccination coverage; Streptococcal infection; Viral disease; Bacteriosis; Computer; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Clinical trial; Influenza A; Hospital; Pneumococcal infection; Comparative study

CONTEXT Computerized reminder systems increase influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates, but computerized standing order systems have not been previously described or evaluated. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of computerized physician standing orders compared with physician reminders on inpa...