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The new year is underway, and so is flu season. January witnessed sharp increases in flu cases throughout parts of the country. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. flu activity is elevated nationally with tens of thousands hospitalized so far. It remains important for health care facilities to track vaccination coverage among staff and meet infection control standards with proper immunization requirements.
Why do we measure vaccination rates?
HealthyPeople.gov has set forth an annual target goal of 90 percent for influenza vaccinations among health care professionals by 2020.

Flu is a serious contagious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death. 
CDC urges you to take the following actions to protect yourself and others from influenza (the flu): 

Take time to get a flu vaccine.

CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses.
While there are many different flu viruses, a flu vaccine protects against the viruses that research suggests will be most common.

Originally from campussafetymagazine.com
Managing visitors at healthcare facilities can be challenging. Administrators are faced with high volumes of visitors, extended hours of entry, and many first-time visitors who don’t know where they are going.
Although simply allowing visitors to enter freely may be perceived as the easy course of action, all organizations — including healthcare facilities — need to monitor who is entering their buildings and  why. To meet these challenges, some of the nation’s largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities use secure visitor management software to screen,