Surveillance of hospital acquired infections: Presentation of acomputerised system

Day by day surveillance of hospital acquired infections is a time-consuming activity. Healthcare professionals need powerful computer tools to manage and analyse these data. Such a program must include all the functions needed to manage communication with other programs in order to minimise data ent...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1999-02, Vol.15 (2), p.149
Main Authors: Cauet, D, Quenon, J L, Desve, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Communication
Computers
Data collection
Data entry
Epidemiology
Health care
Hospitals
Laboratories
Medical personnel
Nosocomial infections
Software
Surveillance
Viral infections
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Summary:Day by day surveillance of hospital acquired infections is a time-consuming activity. Healthcare professionals need powerful computer tools to manage and analyse these data. Such a program must include all the functions needed to manage communication with other programs in order to minimise data entry. Coherence checks are then used to validate data. Automatic production of reports, graphics or tables enables users to quickly obtain timely and representative documents regarding the evolution of specific indicators. The local person in charge for the system must be able to easily modify many parts of the program (data entry screens, calculations, checks, etc.) without any direct intervention from a computer specialist. Using this description, we have created a specific software for the management of this information named NosoCom. The program has been used for four years in France and Belgium. An English release is now available.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284