title: An alternate approach to improving healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates.
abstract: Optimizing employee influenza vaccination rates has become a healthcare focus. We detail an approach involving a strong requirement for unvaccinated workers to wear a face mask and a superconvenient vaccination process. Our major teaching hospital achieved 95% compliance in 2009, and our health system reached 90% and 92% compliance for 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Esolen
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kilheeney
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Merkle
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bothe
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines