"Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination: Strategies from Research and Practice"
The Joint Commission is releasing “Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination: Strategies from Research and Practice,” a free monograph, to help health care organizations of all types improve seasonal influenza vaccination rates in health care personnel. The monograph:
- Highlights strategies submitted from health care organizations through the Strategies for Implementing Successful Influenza Immunization Programs for Health Care Personnel Project, a collaboration with leading infection prevention and control professional organizations.
- Provides an overview of evidence-based guidelines, published research studies, legislative and regulatory efforts, and accreditation considerations related to improving seasonal influenza vaccination rates in health care personnel.
The Joint Commission's Division of Quality Measurement and Research authored the monograph in collaboration with the following organizations:
- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
- The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
The monograph was supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant provided by sanofi pasteur and can be downloaded at no charge. (The monograph is only available by download.)