Getting paid, H1N1 style

By Erin Lawley Posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Emdeon’s eRx Network will now help retail pharmacies get reimbursed for administering the H1N1 vaccine through electronic pharmacy claims to health insurers.

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Union suing HCA over flu shots

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on at 11:39 am

The Service Employees International Union says the country’s biggest hospital operator can’t unilaterally require employees to wear surgical masks if they haven’t been immunized against the H1N1 virus.

Union officials say the policy should have been subject to negations since it affects employment terms, but HCA has declined to bargain. HCA officials said the policy is part of their comprehensive infection-control program to protect workers and patients, and they plan to continue moving forward with it.

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At HCA, it’s the shot, the mask or the door

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on September 14, 2009 at 6:59 am

A Houston Chronicle piece on hospitals’ flu prevention programs sheds some light on how strongly HCA Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Perlin feels about the issue when it comes to workers with direct patient contact.

Those who can’t get vaccinated for medical or religious reasons will be asked to wear a mask, said Jonathan Perlin, president of clinical services and chief medical officer for the Nashville-based HCA, which has nine hospitals and 12,000 employees in the Houston area.

For those who won’t, he said, HCA will consider that as a resignation.

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