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How to boost flu vaccination among employees
As FierceHealthcare reported previously, flu vaccination rates among healthcare workers are much lower than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would hope with only 63.5 percent
Get ready for 'back-to-flu' season
Although the 2009 H1N1 pandemic is officially history, according to the World Health Organization, there is still work to be done to prepare for the 2010-11 season, for which vaccine doses have
Mandatory staff flu shots get results at Midwest hospital system
Mandatory vaccinations are a touchy subject for many healthcare workers who are concerned about maintaining their ability to make personal choices regarding their own healthcare. However, BJC
ALSO NOTED: CMS approves initial DME vendors for competitive bidding program; Nonprofit hospitals begin giving away EMRs; and m
> CMS has approved an initial group of 325 medical equipment suppliers to participate in its new competitive-bidding program, despite questions hanging over the second phase of the program.
ALSO NOTED: IT leaders, other execs clash over spending priorities; Med mal insurer offers discounts for PHR use; and much more
> It seems that IT leaders disagree with others in the healthcare executive suite when it comes to where the money should be spent.
ALSO NOTED: Schumer proposes expanded diabetes care; Exempla sues Sisters of Charity; and much more...
> Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for new legislation which would help fight the advance of diabetes in several ways, including expanded Medicaid coverage for screening and early treatment.
ALSO NOTED: Kindred sells 11 nursing homes; Getting buy-in for disease management; and much more...
> Kindred Healthcare has agreed to sell 11 unprofitable nursing homes for $78 million. Article
> A pharma industry study has found that disease management and patient adherence programs work better when providers use market-driven research to get patient buy-in. …
FDA releases new guidelines
The FDA issued draft guidelines intended to speed the development of new flu vaccines. These guidelines will make it easier for drug companies to move new products to market and theoretically encourage new vaccine delivery technologies. The rules change is expected to take one to two years off the time it takes to develop a new vaccine. The government says it will have 100 million to 125 million doses of flu vaccine ready for next year's flu season. That's still short of the 180 million …
Sanofi sells out of 2007 flu vaccine
Last week, Sanofi-Pasteur sold out of flu vaccine for next year's flu season within a matter of hours. The company began accepting orders on Tuesday and was quickly overwhelmed by a deluge of calls. A Sanofi spokesman said the company received 40,000 calls in the first 30 minutes after its lines opened. The company plans to produce 50 million doses of its seasonal flu vaccine next year and expects to double production capacity by 2008.
- see this article from the Pocono Record
Sanofi's H5N1 vaccine shows promise
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis said that early stage trials of its experimental avian flu vaccine have produced promising results, triggering a good immune response in trial participants. The latest version of the vaccine appears to work well at low dosages, a sign that plans to stretch the available supply developed by public health officials could work. Officials admit that the vaccine will need to be tweaked to offer protection against a new strain of the H5N1 virus if a …
