OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of a vaccination reminder in an electronic health record supplemented with data from an immunization information system (IIS). METHODS A noninterruptive influenza vaccination reminder, based on a real-time query of hospital and city IIS, was used at 4 urban, academically affiliated clinics serving a low-income population. Using a randomized cluster-crossover ...

BACKGROUND Children with chronic conditions have an increased risk of complications from influenza and have low influenza vaccination rates. PURPOSE To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using a statewide immunization information system (IIS) for seasonal influenza vaccine reminders from local health departments (LHDs) targeting children with high-risk conditions. DESIGN A randomiz...

The classical method of inclining experiments has been used to determine the position ship's vertical center gravity for many years. contains some basic assumptions, which is why accuracy debated in last few Modern ships often have chines, or pronounced flare at fore and aft extremities, that can lead a significant change waterline. metacenter changes on these as they incline. Therefore, calcul...

BACKGROUND Absenteeism from outpatient appointments is common. Telephone appointment-reminder calls reduce outpatient-appointment absenteeism in many clinic settings. OBJECTIVE To determine if telephone appointment-reminder calls reduce outpatient absenteeism at a hospital-based pulmonary function laboratory. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of our pulmonary function laboratory's...

OBJECTIVES To explore the perspectives of older adults on the acceptability of reminder letters for influenza vaccinations. METHODS We randomly selected 23 family physicians from each Family Health and Primary Care network participating in a demonstration project designed to increase the delivery of preventive services in Ontario. From the roster of each physician, we surveyed 35 randomly sel...

General practitioners (GPs) have a pivotal role to play in recruiting women for Pap tests. In recent times, considerable attention has been paid to the role of reminder systems in encouraging women to have regular Pap tests. Although a number of studies have investigated the effectiveness of reminder systems, there has been no comprehensive review. This paper aims to determine the effectiveness...

BACKGROUND Timely prophylactic antibiotic administration aids in preventing postoperative superficial surgical site infections. However, during lengthy surgical procedures, redosing of prophylactic antibiotics may be unintentionally omitted. We assessed the utility of a computerized reminder as part of the anesthesia charting system to increase the rate of timely intraoperative prophylactic ant...

BACKGROUND This was a systematic review of the literature in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Evidence mapping was used to reveal the effect of drug reminder packaging on medication adherence, to identify research gaps and to make suggestions for future research. METHODS PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched...

Missed appointments reduce the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery. 'No-Shows' (NS) have been identified as a problem within the rheumatology clinic at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto, Ontario. NS were studied through a prospective chart review and telephone interviews. Over 6 months, 110 NS took place (rate 2.5-6.8%). From interviews, 85% of NS were attributed to...