OUTCOMES

OUTCOMES

February 2008 Outcomes Page

Intro:

Welcome to the Mary’s Center Outcomes page. On this page, you will find quantitative evidence of Mary’s Center’s success in the areas of health, education, and social services. Every three months, Mary’s Center’s Outcomes Manager works with medical, education, and social service program staff to produce a set of Performance Indicators that help Program Directors and Senior Management assess and improve the quality of Mary’s Center programs. Performance information presented here comes directly from those quarterly efforts.

Background:

This quarter, the Outcomes page focuses on childhood immunizations. Mary’s Center’s mission is to build better futures for our patients, and our childhood immunization program allows Mary’s Center to build better futures by preventing illness. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, childhood immunizations are 90-99% effective at preventing such diseases as polio, whooping cough, measles, tetanus, and diphtheria. Periodically, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians approve new immunization schedules that reflect current best-practices. Mary’s Center medical providers immunize according to the current schedules

According to the Centers for Disease Control’s National Immunization Survey, 76.6 % of two-year-olds in Washington DC received those immunizations that are required by DC Public Schools and childcare centers. This percentage is below the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health People 2010 target of >90%.

Return on Investment:

Immunizations are not only a good idea medically, but also financially. According to Center’s for Disease Control research:

Every dollar spent on immunizations saves over $6 in medical costs that would be incurred without immunizations.

When missed work and other indirect costs are added, this goes up to $18 of savings for every $1 invested in immunizations.

Our Performance:

In 2007, the medical providers at Mary’s Center provided immunizations to over 2,000 pediatric patients. The chart below shows the percent of Mary’s Center two-year olds who receive the recommended immunizations by their second birthday. At 87.5%, Mary’s Center’s childhood immunization performance is better than DC overall, but below our target of 90%

How We Do It:

The medical and social service staff at Mary’s Center work hard to immunize all two-year-olds on or before their second birthday. Medical providers strive to take advantage of all opportunities to get children up-to-date on their required immunizations; while the efforts of home visitors, outreach workers, health educators and other staff ensure that parents understand the importance of regular medical check-ups and timely immunizations.

October 2007 Outcomes Page

February 2008 Outcomes Page

Intro:

Welcome to the Mary’s Center Outcomes page. On this page, you will find quantitative evidence of Mary’s Center’s success in the areas of health, education, and social services. Every three months, Mary’s Center’s Outcomes Manager works with medical, education, and social service program staff to produce a set of Performance Indicators that help Program Directors and Senior Management assess and improve the quality of Mary’s Center programs. Performance information presented here comes directly from those quarterly efforts.

Background:

This quarter, the Outcomes page focuses on childhood immunizations. Mary’s Center’s mission is to build better futures for our patients, and our childhood immunization program allows Mary’s Center to build better futures by preventing illness. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, childhood immunizations are 90-99% effective at preventing such diseases as polio, whooping cough, measles, tetanus, and diphtheria. Periodically, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians approve new immunization schedules that reflect current best-practices. Mary’s Center medical providers immunize according to the current schedules

According to the Centers for Disease Control’s National Immunization Survey, 76.6 % of two-year-olds in Washington DC received those immunizations that are required by DC Public Schools and childcare centers. This percentage is below the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health People 2010 target of >90%.

Return on Investment:

Immunizations are not only a good idea medically, but also financially. According to Center’s for Disease Control research:

Every dollar spent on immunizations saves over $6 in medical costs that would be incurred without immunizations.
When missed work and other indirect costs are added, this goes up to $18 of savings for every $1 invested in immunizations.

Our Performance:

In 2007, the medical providers at Mary’s Center provided immunizations to over 2,000 pediatric patients. The chart below shows the percent of Mary’s Center two-year olds who receive the recommended immunizations by their second birthday. At 87.5%, Mary’s Center’s childhood immunization performance is better than DC overall, but below our target of 90%

How We Do It:

The medical and social service staff at Mary’s Center work hard to immunize all two-year-olds on or before their second birthday. Medical providers strive to take advantage of all opportunities to get children up-to-date on their required immunizations; while the efforts of home visitors, outreach workers, health educators and other staff ensure that parents understand the importance of regular medical check-ups and timely immunizations.

October 2007 Outcomes Page