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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Health. 2011 Jan 11;27(4):385–393. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00356.x

Table 3.

Evidence-Based Best Practices Measures by Referral Status

Best Practice Deliver all immunizations % of N1 Deliver some/refer some immunizations % of N2 P value
Offer vaccine-only visits 84 80 .36
Participate in VFC3 94 82 .00
Give as many shots as indicated 72 67 .39
Screen immunization status at all visits 62 51 .06
Have a system to identify children who are behind on immunizations 69 54 .01
Send out patient reminders (phone or mail) 53 43 .08
Have conducted a review of immunization status of child population 47 23 <.0001
Incorporates 5 or more best practices 77 59 .00
1

N range = 143–158.

2

N range = 157–177.

3

Excludes 31 subjects who responded “don’t know.”