Healthcare personnel interactive pathogen exposure response system

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Aug;44(8):1358-1360. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.261. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Abstract

Exposure investigations are labor intensive and vulnerable to recall bias. We developed an algorithm to identify healthcare personnel (HCP) interactions from the electronic health record (EHR), and we evaluated its accuracy against conventional exposure investigations. The EHR algorithm identified every known transmission and used ranking to produce a manageable contact list.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Health Personnel*
  • Humans