Provider Attitudes Regarding Vaccine Tracking Systems in Pediatric Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess among US pediatricians' systems for tracking vaccine administration and inventory and attitudes about these systems; and attitudes regarding and perceived barriers to adoption of a 2-dimensional bar code systems.

Methods

Internet and mail survey of a nationally representative network of pediatricians between September 2011 and January 2012.

Results

The response rate was 71% (288 of 408). The most common methods for recording vaccine information were manual entry into an electronic (52%) or paper (27%) record; 76% recorded information in ≥2 places. Physicians reported ordering vaccine on the basis of seasonal increases in demand (55%), paper-based inventory (52%), or when stock looks low (47%); 79% reported it was time consuming to track inventory a

SUBMITTER: O'Leary ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060410 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature