Hospitals required to report flu shot status of employees
By: Nancy Cook
Updated: January 11, 2013
Hospitals are federally required to report the flu immunization status of all health care workers
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Joint Commission
Standard IC.02.04.01 and the National Quality Forum (NQF), require that
hospitals report the number of healthcare providers who receive, who cannot
receive and who decline the vaccination.
LSU Health Sciences Center and CHRISTUS Health offer flu shots free to
doctors, personnel and volunteers. If workers don't get the shot, they must
wear surgical masks when caring for patients.
Both facilities offer free flu immunization to all physicians, health
care workers and volunteers, and receive a stamp on their badges when they
receive their shot.
