Joint Commission deletes EP on flu vaccination goal

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission on October 28 announced that beginning January 1, 2021, it is eliminating the element of performance (EP) for Infection Control Standard IC.02.04.01, which sets incremental influenza vaccination goals to try and achieve the 90% rate set by national initiatives.

The US Department of Health and Human services removed its goal of reaching a 90% influenza vaccination rate in August.

The Joint Commission says that organizations should continue to try to increase compliance with influenza vaccinations, but it will not score noncompliance if an organization has not reached 90%.