Data Management Statistics

Assessments & CoCASA

Assessment Information
The National Immunization Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified several key strategies to improve immunization coverage. Among these is a provider-based process known by the acronym AFIX:

A- Assessment of immunization coverage levels at the clinical or practice level

F- Feedback of information to providers

I- Incentives, and

X- eXchange of information between/among providers

Standardized collection, analysis, and feedback of information can assist providers in diagnosing service delivery problems, making improvements in policies and procedure, and evaluating the effectiveness of their interventions. Click here to view ACIP Immunization Assessment Recommendations from MMWR, March 15, 1996, Vol. 45, No. 10, Pages 15-16.

 

Comprehensive Clinical Assessment Software Application (CoCASA)
Assessments can be performed using the Comprehensive Clinic Assessment Software Application (CoCASA). This is a public domain software application developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The latest version of the free software can be downloaded from the CoCASA Homepage.

CoCASA will help providers:

• derive current vaccination coverage levels in their own facility;
• organize immunization data to suit their individual practice needs;
• produce reports from a menu that provides programmatic feedback such as:
• Immunization coverage levels for your practice;
• Antigen-specific immunization rates;
• Suggestions on practices changes to improve immunization rates;
• Up-to-date status of a defined age group;
• Up-to-date status of children at critical age markers;
• Proportion of children who drop out of the vaccination schedule;
• Extent of missed opportunities for giving immunizations;
• List of immunization histories of all assessed children;
• List of missing immunizations for all assessed children;
• Reminder and recall letters and postcards.

 

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