Electronic surveillance of C. difficile infections may be more accurate and rapid than manual surveillance, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Researchers connected with medical informatics departments at four U.S. hospitals. The departments were charged with creating and applying a conceptual automated C. difficile surveillance algorithm to their electronic databases. For their study, the researchers compared the effectiveness of electronic surveillance to manual surveillance by chart reviews. A second chart review was performed in case of "discordant results."
Their research showed the electronic surveillance algorithm was accurate and more rapid than manual surveillance by chart reviews.
Researchers connected with medical informatics departments at four U.S. hospitals. The departments were charged with creating and applying a conceptual automated C. difficile surveillance algorithm to their electronic databases. For their study, the researchers compared the effectiveness of electronic surveillance to manual surveillance by chart reviews. A second chart review was performed in case of "discordant results."
Their research showed the electronic surveillance algorithm was accurate and more rapid than manual surveillance by chart reviews.
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