CDC encourages healthcare workers to get vaccinated for flu
Sep 14, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging healthcare workers to get the annual flu vaccine.
Senate proposal would make visas for some foreign workers harder to attain
May 06, 2010
Some Democrats in the Senate are considering an overhaul to the nation’s rules when it comes to hiring foreign workers for “specialty occupations,” including some occupations in the healthcare...
Healthcare worker attitudes toward flu vaccinations concerning, study suggests
Sep 21, 2009
Concern for patient safety was only third in a list of reasons why healthcare workers get flu vaccinations, according to a study in Germany.
H1N1 vaccine could be available by end of month
Sep 15, 2009
Health officials say the H1N1 flu vaccine could be available as early as three weeks from now. And only one dose may be needed for each recipient.
Medicare to pay same rate for administering H1N1 vaccine as seasonal flu vaccine
Sep 08, 2009
Healthcare providers will receive the same Medicare payment rate to administer the H1N1 flu vaccine as the seasonal flu vaccine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said.