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The number of reported measles cases in the U.S. have reached their highest level since the disease was domestically eradicated in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Prevent Infection
CDC estimates that there are more than 1 billion visits to hospitals and physician offices each year. So, what can a healthcare facility do to protect patients and staff, given the volume of visitors and interactions? Requiring vaccinations for staff, vendors and volunteers is a good place to start.

When you walk down the hospital hallways, have you ever wondered about the people you pass? Do they work at this facility, are they contractors, do they represent a pharmaceutical company? How do you know they are who they say they are?
That’s where credentialing comes in. To provide the highest level of care, we must ensure the highest level of trust between the hospital and those who provide services and supplies at the hospital. When we credential hospital visitors,

How do you stop patient safety issues before they occur? Is there a proactive way to identify potential problems and avert them early? The answer is an astounding yes. There are several things that healthcare organizations can do from a compliance standpoint to improve patient safety, including:
Know Who’s in Your Facility
Many healthcare facilities today have subscribed to a third-party service to credential vendor representatives, which saves staff time and efforts. These facilities understand that it takes more than being on friendly terms with representatives to ensure they have fulfilled the necessary requirements.

Do you credential physicians? Clinical contractors? Vendors? Managing any credentialing program can be time-consuming and labor-intensive. It may require a great deal of investment in resources that are not available at every healthcare facility. However, being non-compliant is a risky business and could potentially cost your organization even more. IntelliCentric’s SEC³URE platform gives you all the advantages without the hassle!
Our cloud-based platform verifies and houses practitioners’ credentials as a portal, digital SEC³URE Ethos.

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,