Computer-Supported Preventive Services for Children: The C.H.I.P. Project.

Despite the acknowledged importance of preventive services for children [1], significant deficiencies in well child care are well documented. Immunization rates are complete in only two thirds of 2 year olds [2] Vision screening for amblyopia is rarely done before age 5 when irreversible loss of vision has already occurred [3, 4] Lead screening is rarely completed according to recommended guidelines, and anticipatory guidance to parents receives only a few seconds in the typical well child visit[5].