decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2021 Issue 2 (February)
If your employees won’t vaccinate, tread carefully before taking action
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Article Overview
This article discusses how medical practices can approach employee COVID-19 vaccination policies without running afoul of labor and anti-discrimination requirements. It is aimed at practice leaders, administrators, and clinicians managing workforce policy, and it reviews broad considerations such as mandatory vaccination, proof of vaccination, accommodation obligations, employee communication, incentives, and consistency in enforcement.
Why This Topic Matters
Vaccination policies can affect staffing, patient safety, workplace morale, and legal exposure. The article helps practices understand the kinds of employment-law and accommodation issues that may arise when employees decline vaccination for medical, religious, or other protected reasons.
Article Sections
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Vaccination policies and workplace considerations
Introduces the workplace context for employee vaccination decisions and the legal and operational issues practices may need to consider.
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Be interactive
Discusses the process of responding to employee refusals, including broad accommodation considerations and communication with staff.
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4 other employee tips
Summarizes additional practice-management approaches for addressing staff concerns, education efforts, sensitivity, incentives, and consistency.
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Resources
Lists outside reference materials and agency guidance cited in the article.
What You Will Learn
- How employee vaccination policies intersect with workplace law in a medical practice setting
- What broad factors practices may consider before requiring vaccination
- How accommodation and communication processes may come into play when employees raise concerns
- Ways practices may address staff hesitancy through education, incentives, and policy consistency
Who Should Read This
- Medical practice owners
- Practice administrators
- Human resources staff in health care settings
- Clinicians managing office policy
- Health care compliance professionals
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