Practice and Physician Characteristics Associated with Influenza Vaccination Delivery Rates Following a Patient Reminder Letter Intervention

Abstract

As part of the "Provider and Patient Reminders in Ontario: Multi-strategy Prevention Tools" demonstration project, the purpose of this study was to explore the practice and physician characteristics associated with influenza vaccination rates following a reminder letter intervention for patients 65 years of age and older. Using a sample of 179 physicians, we estimated a multiple linear regression model to examine variables predictive of vaccination delivery rates. Several provider characteristics, including certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and practicing in an urban area, were predictive of the success of the reminder letter campaign. Examining other physician and practice factors associated with vaccination delivery following a reminder letter campaign may help improve such prevention efforts.

A Multiyear Model of Influenza Vaccination in the United States

“…The AUC for 2013 is 72% [ 12 ]. The same nine-predictor model applied to the 2012 and 2014 datasets yielded similar confusion matrices and AUC Curves ( Figure 1 a,c) [ 5 , 6 ]. The overall trend in vaccination is shown by the three confusion matrices.…”

“…Some may not be persuadable, even with the prospect of a severe influenza season and a steady campaign of appeals to personal health, public health, and the desire to protect one’s family. Other people, conversely, will obtain a vaccination readily, with only one or two reminders from their doctor [ 5 ]. Finally, there are in-between people, those who need several reminders from various sources.…”

Effect of provider and patient reminders, deployment of nurse practitioners, and financial incentives oncervical and breast cancer screening rates

“…The overall objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of the P-PROMPT reminder and recall system, which applied automated and NP-augmented strategies, and pay-for-performance incentives on the delivery rates of cervical and breast cancer screening within primary care network or family health network group models in Ontario. The effect of P-PROMPT on Cervical and breast cancer screening rates | Research influenza vaccination rates has been reported earlier, 17 and its effect on the childhood immunization rates could not be determined because reliable and timely administrative data were not available.…”

Effect of provider and patient reminders, deployment of nurse practitioners, and financial incentives on cervical and breast cancer screening rates

“…The overall objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of the P-PROMPT reminder and recall system, which applied automated and NP-augmented strategies, and pay-for-performance incentives on the delivery rates of cervical and breast cancer screening within primary care network or family health network group models in Ontario. The effect of P-PROMPT on influenza vaccination rates has been reported earlier, 17 and its effect on the childhood immunization rates could not be determined because reliable and timely administrative data were not available.…”