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Few corporations benchmark their flu programs, a research study  from the Disability Management Employer Coalition locates. But those that do often discover room for improvement.

Nearly 80 percent of companys provide staff members access to flu shots, either on-site or at a local clinic. and 72 percent cover some or all of the cost (typically compensating between $10 to $20). But –

• at 89% of firms, fewer than half of employees actually get a flu shot

• at 38 percent of organizations, fewer than 25 percent of workers participate

• only 6 percent of firms are able to get at least 75 percent participation

• 87 percent of survey respondents said  they never measure absenteeism during flu season, and

• 75% never tracked whether workers who get flu shots are actually absent less often.

The firms that get best results are those that actively educate staff members, track flu-related absenteeism and send sick staff members home.