A Web-based program to ensure compliance of medical staff providers with mandated health care facility requirements

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 511-514

  Ribner, Bruce S ^a,b   Hall, Cynthia ^b   Steinberg, James P ^a,b   Bornstein, William A ^a,b   Beasley, Kevin ^b   Duffell, J Michael ^b   De Gennaro, Melanie ^b   Garner, Duriel ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

health care worker; immunization; Infection control; influenza vaccination; training; tuberculosis diagnosis; Web based

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNET; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MANDATORY TESTING; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDER COMPLIANCE; ONLINE MONITORING; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INTERNET; MEDICAL STAFF; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79960968317     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.021     Document Type: Article

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