2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider–Based National Syndromic Surveillance System
Schult TM, Awosika ER, Hodgson MJ, Martinello RA. 2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider–Based National Syndromic Surveillance System. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2011, 5: s235-s241. PMID: 21908701, DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2011.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationH1N1 influenza pandemicNonclinical staffInfluenza pandemicHealth AdministrationClinical staffSick leave useHealth care providersNational syndromic surveillance systemSecond pandemic waveLarge national health care systemHealth care systemDisease activityNational health care systemImportant early indicatorSyndromic surveillance systemCare providersInfluenza epidemicsVHA employeesPandemic wavePandemic severitySick leaveWork lossFirst monthCare system