Surveillance for Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that all healthcare personnel (HCP) and persons in training for healthcare professions should be vaccinated annually against influenza.[1] Persons who are infected with influenza virus, including those with subclinical infection, can transmit influenza virus to persons at higher risk for complications from influenza. Vaccination of HCP has been associated with reduced work absenteeism and with fewer deaths among nursing home patients and elderly hospitalized patients. Although annual vaccination is recommended for all HCP and is a high priority for reducing morbidity associated with influenza in healthcare settings, national survey data have demonstrated that vaccination coverage levels are only approximately 70% [2]. This is well below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 90% for HCP influenza vaccination [3].
References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009." MMWR 58, no. Early Release (2009):1-52.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health-Care Personnel — United States, 2012–13 Influenza Season.” MMWR 62(38);781-786. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6238a2.htm?s_cid=mm6238a2_w. (Accessed August 26, 2014). .
- Healthy People 2020. Immunization and Infectious Diseases. (Accessed June 15, 2012)
Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- HCP Influenza Vaccination Summary: General Training. [PDF - 3.5 MB] August 2014 General training slides on collecting and entering HCP Influenza Vaccination Summary data.
- HCP Influenza Vaccination Summary: Ambulatory Surgery Centers. [PDF - 3 MB] August 2014 Training slides covering ambulatory surgery center reporting requirements for the 2014-2015 influenza season.
Pre-recorded Webinars
- Training Webinars for the HCP Vaccination Module, August 2014.Re-casts and transcripts of these live training webinars.
Protocols
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Module: Influenza Vaccination Summary Protocol [PDF - 612 KB] August 2014. Guidelines and procedures monitored in the Vaccination Module of the Healthcare Personnel Safety Component or download the chapters individually:
- Introduction to Healthcare Personnel Safety Component [PDF - 27 KB] August 2014.
- Monthly Reporting Plan [PDF - 23 KB] August 2014.
- Influenza Vaccination Summary [PDF - 115 KB] August 2014.
- Key Terms [PDF - 36 KB] August 2014.
- Appendix A - Influenza Vaccination Summary: List of Contracted Healthcare Personnel [PDF - 45 KB] August 2014.
Data Collection Forms
- 57.203 Healthcare Personnel Safety Monthly Reporting Plan Form [PDF - 45KB] January 2015
- 57.214 Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary Form [PDF - 125 KB] August 2014
- 57.215 Seasonal Survey on Influenza Vaccination Programs for Healthcare Personnel [PDF - 38 KB] August 2014
CMS Supporting Materials
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements [PDF - 119 KB] December 2014
- Reporting Requirements and Deadlines in NHSN per CMS Current Rules [PDF - 154 KB] December 2014
- Helpful Tips for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program [PDF - 301 KB] August 2014
- Using the "Line Listing – HCP Flu Vaccination Data for CMS ASC PPS" Output Option [PDF - 165 KB] August 2014
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements [PDF - 117 KB] September 2014
- Operational Guidance for Ambulatory Surgical Centers to Report Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination Data to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program Requirements [PDF - 126 KB] April 2014
- Changing a CCN within NHSN. [PDF - 268 KB] January 2015
Validation Material
Supporting Material
- Methods and strategies used to collect healthcare personnel influenza vaccination data [PDF - 187 KB] December 2013
- Healthcare Personnel Safety Component - Variable Reference List [PDF - 97 KB]
FAQs
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Resources to Help Prevent Infections
- HAI Prevention in Long-term Care Settings
- Resources for Patients and Healthcare Providers
- HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections
- Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings, 2006
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007
- Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, 2003 [PDF - 1.4 MB]
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