Automated Surveillance Technology to Improve Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Workflow Efficiency: A Large Healthcare System Experience

Automated Surveillance Technology to Improve Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Workflow Efficiency: A Large Healthcare System Experience

A large Healthcare system implemented an electronic surveillance system (EES) to meet the demands of the mandated national and state public reporting requirements for healthcare - associated infections (HAI). Automated surveillance for HAIs has been accelerating over the last decade with the streaml...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2016-06, Vol.44 (6), p.S50-S50
Hauptverfasser: Adeyeye, Adebisi A., DHA, RN, CIC, Hebden, Joan N., MS., RN., CIC, Adams, Audrey, RN, MPH, CIC
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Automation
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Monitoring systems
Nosocomial infections
Reporting requirements
Surveillance
Workflow software
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Zusammenfassung:A large Healthcare system implemented an electronic surveillance system (EES) to meet the demands of the mandated national and state public reporting requirements for healthcare - associated infections (HAI). Automated surveillance for HAIs has been accelerating over the last decade with the streamlining of these surveillance workflow processes as a desired outcome. Manually completing the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surgical denominator is time consuming and intensive, which involves many steps.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.043