Transforming Healthcare Delivery through Health Information Technology - Clinical Decision Support Tools to Enhance Influenza Vaccinations for Children

You are the Senior Advisor to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a major health system. Your health system leaders are concerned about hospitalized children who are at increased risk of influenza-related complications because influenza vaccine coverage remains low among vulnerable children. Health system leaders are interested in exploring evidence-based strategies to increase vaccination of children during all health care visits, which is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CIO has asked to write a memo explaining the use of clinical decision support strategies designed to increase the proportion of eligible hospitalized children who receive a seasonal influenza vaccine prior to inpatient discharge. They would also like you to describe the impact that these strategies will have on health care quality among vulnerable children.

Specifically, they want you to describe:

1. 1. Previous research indicating clinical decision support tools enhance or do not enhance vaccination of vulnerable children during health care visits.
 
2. 2. Criteria for successful design of a CDS tool for influenza vaccination of vulnerable children
 
3. 3. Best practices for implementing a CDS tool for influenza vaccination for vulnerable children within your health system
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5. 4. How you think a CDS tool could potentially affect quality of care for vulnerable children who are served by the health system

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children in your health system 1 Previous research on clinical decision support tools for vaccination Research has shown that clinical decision suppor... View the full answer