Journal article
Voluntary reporting of employee influenza vaccination rates by acute care hospitals in Iowa: The impact of a four year provider-based statewide performance improvement project
Vaccine, Vol.29(18), pp.3483-3488
2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.02.056
PMID: 21439317
Abstract
In 2006 a voluntary, provider-based project was initiated to improve influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers (HCWs) employed by acute care hospitals in Iowa. The statewide vaccination target was 95% by 2010. Data from the first four influenza seasons (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010) are presented.
A website was used to submit and circulate hospital-specific influenza vaccination rates. Rates were fed back to participating hospitals from the outset and hospital-specific rates made publicly available for the last two influenza seasons.
Hospital participation rates ranged from 86% in season 1 to 100% in the subsequent three seasons. Statewide median hospital employee vaccination rates trended upward from 73% in season 1 to 93% in season 4. By season 4, 35% of participating hospitals had reached or exceeded a 95% vaccination rate. In season 4 the mean employee vaccination rate of 19 hospitals reporting use of a mandatory vaccination policy was 96% vs. 87% in the 64 hospitals not using such policies.
Over a 4 year period, while participating in a provider-based, voluntary project, acute care hospitals in Iowa reported significantly improved seasonal influenza vaccination rates among their employees.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voluntary reporting of employee influenza vaccination rates by acute care hospitals in Iowa: The impact of a four year provider-based statewide performance improvement project
- Creators
- Charles Helms - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicinePhilip Polgreen - University of IowaLinnea Polgreen - University of IowaThomas Evans - The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Des Moines, IA, USALance L. Roberts - The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Des Moines, IA, USAGerd Clabaugh - The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Des Moines, IA, USAPatricia Quinlisk - Iowa Department of Public Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Vaccine, Vol.29(18), pp.3483-3488
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.02.056
- PMID
- 21439317
- NLM abbreviation
- Vaccine
- ISSN
- 0264-410X
- eISSN
- 1873-2518
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Health Management and Policy; Epidemiology; Economics; Family and Community Medicine; Pharmacy Practice and Science; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984360047002771
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