Joint Commission: How to improve influenza testing, treatment in ambulatory setting

The Joint Commission is hosting a free online education course for improving rapid influenza testing and treatment in ambulatory settings.

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There are 200,000 hospitalizations due to influenza each year, with seasonal influenza impacting up to 20 percent of the population each year. Additionally, healthy people are at risk for influenza-related complication as well as chronically ill and vulnerable populations, according to The Joint commission.

Early antiviral treatment plays an important role for patients. The course goes over when to order Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Influenza Test, how to interpret results and how to properly collect respiratory samples for testing.

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