Comparing in-person and webinar delivery of an immunization quality improvement program: a process evaluation of the adolescent AFIX trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunization quality improvement programs are often limited by the cost and inconvenience associated with delivering face-to-face consultations to primary care providers. To investigate a more efficient mode of intervention delivery, we conducted a process evaluation that compared in-person consultations to those delivered via interactive webinar.

Methods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, and eXchange (AFIX) Program is an immunization quality improvement program implemented in all 50 states. In 2011, we randomly assigned 61 high-volume primary care clinics in North Carolina to receive an in-person or webinar AFIX consultation focused on adolescent immunization. We used surveys of participating vaccine providers and

SUBMITTER: Gilkey MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3937058 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature