Targeted Vaccinations: Provider Reminders – Inactive
The reviews and findings listed on this page are inactive. Inactive reviews and findings are not scheduled for an update at this time, though they may be updated in the future. Findings become inactive when reviewed interventions are no longer commonly used, when other organizations begin systematically reviewing the interventions, or as a result of conflicting priorities within a topic area.
Summary of CPSTF Finding
Intervention
CPSTF Finding and Rationale Statement
About The Systematic Review
These results were based on a systematic review of all available studies, conducted on behalf of the Task Force by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice, and policy related to vaccinations to prevent diseases.
Context
Summary of Results
- Vaccination coverage: median increase of 18 percentage points (9 study arms)
- These findings should be applicable to providers and staff in most healthcare settings where improvements in coverage are needed.
- Additional provider reminders for other preventive services or clinical care can be included with those for vaccinations; this has the potential to increase delivery of these services or treatments.
- All of the reminders in this review gave information to the provider at the time of a client’s scheduled appointment.
Summary of Economic Evidence
Applicability
Evidence Gaps
Study Characteristics
Publications
Task Force on Community Services. Recommendations to improve targeted vaccination coverage among high-risk adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2005;28(5S):231-7.
Ndiaye SM, Hopkins DP, Smith SJ, Hinman AR, Briss PA, Task Force on Community Services. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of targeted vaccination strategies for The Guide to Community Preventive Services. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2005;28(5S):238-47.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Improving influenza, pneumococcal polysaccharide, and hepatitis B vaccination coverage among adults aged <65 years at high risk. MMWR 2005;54(RR-5):1-11. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5405a1.htm.
Task Force on Community Services, Zaza S, Briss PA, Harris KW. Vaccine preventable diseases. In: The Guide to Community Preventive Services: What Works to Promote Health? Atlanta (GA): Oxford University Press; 2005:223-303.