Novel use of the intranet to document health care personnel participation in a mandatory influenza vaccination reporting program

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Bertin, Mary ^a   Scarpelli, Michele ^a   Proctor, Andrew W ^b   Sharp, John ^c   Robitson, Ethel ^d   Donnelly, Todd ^b   Young, Claire ^e   Gordon, Steven M ^f  

^a Quality and Patient Safety Institute   (United States)

^b Medical Operations ^*

^c Division of Information Technology

^d Division of Medicine

^e Division of Nursing

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTRANET; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DATABASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33846796066     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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