Major ArticleNovel use of the intranet to document health care personnel participation in a mandatory influenza vaccination reporting program
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Background
The Cleveland Clinic is a 1100-bed flagship tertiary care hospital of the 10 hospitals that make up the Cleveland Clinic Health Care System.
Study subjects
This study included HCP working at the Cleveland Clinic and associated regional outpatient ambulatory clinics. The HCP are defined as paid and unpaid persons working in health care settings and includes persons not directly involved in patient care but potentially exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from HCP.
Vaccine coverage levels among health care personnel
Vaccine coverage levels
Results
The overall reporting participation rate by HCP during the 11-week period was 89.2% (17,998/20,170), with 55% (11,068) receiving influenza vaccination. Sixty-nine percent of the divisions had a ≥90% reporting participation rate. The HCP in regional ambulatory clinics had among the highest reporting participation and vaccine acceptance rates. Overall, 31% (6300) of employees declined vaccine. Only 3% (630) declined vaccine based on medical contraindications. Declination rates for employees in
Discussion
A program of mandatory HCP participation in an influenza reporting program, coupled to an intranet Web site, was associated with a significant increase in the HCP vaccination rate (55% in 2005-2006 versus 38% in 2004-2005). The intranet provided an inexpensive tool for the measuring and timely reporting of employee participation, declination, and vaccination rates. Data management was accomplished without significant expense and cumbersome paperwork. The site provided education to large numbers
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