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March 2002, Vol 92, No. 3 | American Journal of Public Health 333
© 2002 American Public Health Association

LETTER

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE APPLICATION (CASA) AND IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE RATES

John Stevenson, MA, Mehran Massoudi, PhD, MPH, Shannon Stokley, MPH and Igor Bulim, MBA

The authors are with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to John Stevenson, MA, National Immunization Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mail Stop E-52, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: jstevenson1@cdc.gov).

We read with interest the recent article by O'Connor et al. comparing immunization coverage rates based on different definitions of active patients seen in a pediatric practice of an urban children's hospital.1 O'Connor et al. concluded that the Clinical Assessment Software Application (CASA) designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underestimated immunization coverage rates. While we applaud the authors for reinforcing some important issues in assessing provider-level vaccination practices, we would like to clarify some points concerning the recommended uses of CASA.

CASA is a multifunctional public domain software application and not a rigidly prescribed protocol for . . . [Full Text]

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