Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents Appl Clin Inform 2017; 08(01): 206-213DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2016-09-RA-0156 Research Article Schattauer GmbH Electronic Alerts Improve Immunization Rates in Two-month-old Premature Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Kimberly D. Ernst 1 Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download Keywords Keywordsalerting - clinical information systems - electronic health records and systems - neonatology - requirements analysis and design References References 1 Saari TN; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases.. Immunization of preterm and low birth weight infants. Pediatrics 2003; 112 1 pt 1 193-198. 2 Shah SI. Immunization issues in preterm infants: pertussis, influenza, and rotavirus. Neoreviews 2014; 15: e439-e48. 3 Batra JS, Eriksen EM, Zangwill KM, Lee M, March SM, Ward JI. Evaluation of vaccine coverage for low birth weight infants during the first year of life in a large managed care population. Pediatrics 2009; 123 (Suppl. 03) 951-958. 4 Guerra FA. Delays in immunization have potentially serious health consequences. Paediatr Drugs 2007; 9 (Suppl. 03) 143-148. 5 Maslove DM, Rizk N, Lowe HJ. Computerized physician order entry in the critical care environment: a review of current literature. J Intensive Care Med 2011; 26 (Suppl. 03) 165-171. 6 Scheepers-Hoeks AM, Grouls RJ, Neef C, Ackerman EW, Korsten EH. Physicians’ responses to computer decision support on an ICU—comparison of four different alerting methods. Artif Intell Med 2013; 59 (Suppl. 01) 33-38. 7 Chused AE, Juperman GJ, Stetson PD. Alert override reasons: a failure to communicate. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2008; 111-115. 8 Khalifa M, Zabani I. Improving utilization of clinical decision support systems by reducing alert fatigue: strategies and recommendations. Stud Health Technol Inform 2016; 226: 51-54. 9 Jacques PS, Rothman B. Enhancing point of care vigilance using computers. Anesthesiol Clin 2011; 29 (Suppl. 03) 505-519. 10 Fiks AG, Grundmeier RW, Biggs LM, Localio AR, Alessandrini EA. Impact of clinical alerts within an electronic health record on routine childhood immunization in an urban pediatric population. Pediatrics 2007; 120 (Suppl. 04) 707-714. 11 Au L, Oster A, Yeh GH, Magno J, Paek HM. Utilizing an electronic health record system to improve vacci-nation coverage in children. Appl Clin Inform 2010; 1 (Suppl. 03) 221-231. 12 Pollack AH, Kronman MP, Zhou C, Zerr DM. Automated screening of hospitalized children for influenza vaccination. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2014; 3 (Suppl. 01) 7-14. 13 Navar-Boggan AM, Halsey NA, Escobar GJ, Golden WC, Klein NP. Underimmunization at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol 2012; 32 (Suppl. 05) 363-367. 14 Macintosh JL, Huggins LJ, Eden LM, Merrill KC, Luthy KE. Immunization status of NICU graduates at a tertiary care children’s hospital.. Adv Neonatal Care. 2016 [epub ahead of print] 15 Tozzi AE, Gesualdo F, D’Ambrosio A, Pandolfi E, Agricola E, Lopalco P. Can digital tools be used for improving immunization programs?. Front Public Health 2016; 4: 36.
