Table 2.

Clinic characteristics and policies.

Characteristics (k = 91)
Clinic specialty
Family medicinea	42%
Pediatrics	58%
Clinic size
All patients, mean (SD)	4,745 (419)
Adolescent patients, mean (SD)	1,155 (128)
Policies (k = 61)
General procedures
Use a reminder/recall system	31%
Review patient's chart for vaccines at each visit	97%
When practitioners document vaccination administration in NCIR
During the visit	67%
At the end of the visit	12%
At the close of business	18%
At least every two weeks	3%
Computers per clinic
1 computer	10%
> 1 computer	90%
Age to start recommending vaccine
Tdap
<11 years	62%
11–12 years	38%
>12 years	0%
Meningococcal conjugate
<11 years	10%
11–12 years	84%
>12 years	7%
HPV vaccine
<11 years	53%
11–12 years	44%
>12 years	3%

^aincludes 1 internal medicine clinic.

Note. NCIR = North Carolina Immunization Registry; Tdap = tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis booster; HPV = human papillomavirus.