title: Evaluation of Baby Advocate, a childhood immunization reminder system.
abstract: Childhood immunizations, based on CDC recommendations, are recognized as a cost effective and health promoting practice. However, ensuring full immunization requires a long-term commitment on the part of parents and providers. This article describes a program at Advocate Health care to increase the percentage of children fully immunized at two years to 90%. Termed Baby Advocate, the program uses a mailed reminder system that includes vaccine and growth and development information along with gifts and incentives. Volume, satisfaction and immunization status data are presented.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Excellence Department, Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ludwig-Beymer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hefferan
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000379:methods; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012042:Registries; D017010:Reminder Systems; D013689:Telephone