title: Barriers and facilitators of implementation of a mandate for influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel.
abstract: Mandatory influenza vaccination is associated with improved healthcare personnel vaccination rates, but institutional barriers to implementation and enforcement are reported. We explored barriers and facilitators to mandatory vaccination among a national sample of hospital administrators. Support from employees and administration were cited as key to the success of a mandate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Lake Success, New York; and Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: Trish M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Perl
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D016730:Program Development; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*