Infection Control
The Infection Control module provides comprehensive tools for monitoring, tracking, and preventing healthcare-associated infections. This system supports infection preventionists in surveillance, outbreak management, and regulatory compliance while promoting patient safety.
Key Features
Infection Surveillance
- Automated case finding
- HAI classification by NHSN definitions
- Line and device day tracking
- Antimicrobial utilization monitoring
Isolation Management
- Isolation order management
- Contact, droplet, airborne precautions
- Isolation room tracking
- Auto-discontinuation rules
Outbreak Management
- Cluster identification
- Case tracking and mapping
- Exposure management
- Intervention documentation
Analytics & Reporting
- Standard infection ratios (SIR)
- Department-specific rates
- Antibiogram generation
- Regulatory reporting (NHSN, CMS)
Prevention Protocols
Device-associated Infections
- CLABSI prevention bundles
- CAUTI prevention tools
- VAP/VAE protocols
- Device necessity tracking
Surgical Site Infections
- Perioperative best practices
- Antibiotic prophylaxis tracking
- Normothermia monitoring
- Post-discharge surveillance
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Antibiotic appropriateness
- De-escalation tracking
- Duration monitoring
- Resistance pattern analysis
Quality & Compliance
Compliance Monitoring
- Hand hygiene observation
- PPE compliance tracking
- Environmental cleaning
- Bundle adherence
Risk Assessment
- Facility risk assessment
- Construction impact analysis
- Water management
- Department-specific risk profiling
Integration Points
The Infection Control module integrates with key hospital systems:
- Laboratory: Microbiology results and alerting
- ADT: Patient location and movement tracking
- Pharmacy: Antimicrobial usage data
- Surgery: Procedure data for SSI surveillance
- Nursing: Device utilization documentation
Implementation Best Practices
- Collaborate with infection preventionists to define surveillance definitions
- Configure automated alerting for priority organisms
- Establish isolation protocols with clinical stakeholders
- Implement robust microbiology interface
- Develop reporting aligned with regulatory requirements
Benefits
- Patient Safety: Reduced healthcare-associated infections
- Efficiency: Automated surveillance saves infection preventionist time
- Regulatory Compliance: Streamlined reporting to authorities
- Financial Impact: Reduced HAI penalties and length of stay