Surveillance

Investigators Evaluate the Cost of Failure to Actively Screen for VRE

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are still a concern in hospital units tending to seriously ill patients. However, the cost-effectiveness of active surveillance program to identify asymptomatically VRE colonized patients remains debatable. Escaut, et al. (2013) sought ...More
2 weeks ago
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Virginia's Hybrid Surveillance Strategy Aided Response to Contaminated Steroid Outbreak

An innovative "hybrid" surveillance strategy—highlighted by close cooperation between public health officials and clinical partners—helped Virginia mount an efficient and effective response to the ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections, according to a ...More
3 weeks ago
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ICNet Receives ONC Meaningful Use Certification for Syndromic Surveillance

ICNet Systems’ infection surveillance software has received 2011 Edition EHR Modular* ONC Health IT Certification for inpatient and ambulatory care. This is the second Meaningful Use certification achieved by ICNet’s software, which now includes certification for syndromic ...More
April 17, 2013
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Texas Hospital Adopts Tracking Software to Prevent Infections and Improve Care

Building on its ongoing effort to improve clinical quality and patient safety, Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital has fully deployed ICNet’s automated surveillance software, which monitors an array of clinical data streams to alert hospital staff of potential infections and ...More
March 10, 2013
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Informatics Tools Underutilized in HAI Prevention, Study Says

Advances in electronic medical record systems and health information exchange are shifting efforts in public health toward greater use of information systems to automate disease surveillance, but a study from the Regenstrief Institute has found that these technologies' ...More
February 20, 2013
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Surveillance System Targets Emerging Infectious Disease Hotspots

A team of researchers have developed a method to identify the cause of infectious disease outbreaks based on online reports about the symptoms, the season, and the ratio of cases to fatalities. Using data from the Internet outbreak reporting system ProMED-mail, the ...More
February 8, 2013
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Evaluating Electronic Surveillance Systems

Infection Control Today invited members of industry within the electronic surveillance system category to share their perspective on product evaluation and purchasing. ...More
February 5, 2013
Posted in Articles
Slide Show: Electronic Surveillance

ICT presents the essentials of electronic surveillance systems (ESS), plus a look at highlights from a survey of infection preventionists about their experiences with ESS. ...More
January 26, 2013
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
Carle Targets HAIs with New Surveillance Software

Carle Hospital and Physician Group, based in Urbana, Ill., has deployed ICNet, the leading automated infection surveillance system, which monitors an array of clinical data streams and provides real-time alerts that allow infection prevention teams to identify affected ...More
January 7, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
xpedx to Represent ICNet Infection Surveillance Software Nationally in US

xpedx®, a business-to-business distribution company in North America, continues to increase its service to healthcare facilities with ICNet NG™—the next generation of infection control, surveillance and reporting software. ICNet is a predictive program that helps identify ...More
January 1, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions