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Good Morning everyone! I was wondering about what your facility is doing for flu vaccinations for staff this year. 1. Are you requiring masking of those unvaccinated? 2. When are you starting the masking and when are you recommending the vaccination be given? We generally start in October, ...

Hello from APIC conference in Orlando! We use Net Health. Yes the staff files are to be protected from prying eyes. We are transitioning from our old EHE to EPIC in a couple of months. I think it is a matter of setting securities. We like the net health program and will be keeping it. On another note ...

Thanks Lori! Let's all do the happy dance now!!! Nancy Mitchell BSN, RN, CIC Infection Prevention /Staff Health Coordinator Santiam Hospital and Clinics Email : nmitchell@santiamhospital.org Office phone: 503-769-9249 Cell phone: 503-498-8887 The materials and information in this ...

Hello! I am sure you all are busy trying to figure out what the heck CMS is doing about COVID 19 vaccinations, I know I am! Currently we are continuing to require them for employees with the ability to request an exception. I have not seen any new information from CMS regarding the rule they imposed ...

Hi Connie, This was a question posed to us a couple of surveys ago. The surveyor said that the CIC showed competency, but if not certified, would need to have someone note the competence. Like you I am an lone IP so what we did was have the IC chairperson deem me competent for my evaluation. Sounds ...