Electronic patient records system as a monitoring tool
Shifrin, M.; Kurdumova, N.; Danilov, G.; Ershova, O.; Savin, I.; Alexandrova, I.; Sokolova, E.; Tabasaranskiy, T.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 210: 236-238
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-8365 PMID: 25991140 Document Number: 680452
Data collected in electronic patient records (EPR) databases may be used for different goals besides their direct purpose - information support for medical staff in their everyday activities. One of the most promising spheres is a monitoring of various processes induced in medical facility. In our studies EPR serves as a basis for healthcare associated infections (HAI) surveillance system at neurosurgical intensive care unit. The results of HAI prospective surveillance using EPR are presented and discussed.