Infection Control: Surveillance, isolation, outbreak tracking and hand-hygiene audits

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Infection Control in the Bridge HMS Suite: Surveillance, isolation, outbreak tracking and hand-hygiene audits

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67 items in 13 areas, every one shipping with the app today.

HAI Surveillance & Records
- HAI Surveillance Case RegisterCentral register for healthcare-associated infection cases with auto-numbered references (HAI/year/000000) and full mail thread tracking.
- 15 HAI Case TypesClassify cases as CAUTI, CLABSI, CDI, SSI, VAP, MRSA bacteremia, VRE, ESBL, CRE and other bloodstream/urinary/surgical infections.
- Patient & Admission LinkageEach case ties to a patient, admission, facility, ward and bed with domain-filtered selection for accurate location tracking.
- Onset & Days-After-AdmissionRecords infection onset date/time and auto-computes days after admission to support present-on-admission vs hospital-acquired judgment.
- NHSN Classification FlagsMarks community-acquired, hospital-acquired or indeterminate classification and whether the CDC NHSN case definition is met.
- Specimen & Culture SourceCaptures the source specimen (blood, urine, sputum, wound, CSF, stool, catheter tip and more) behind each positive culture.
Case Workflow & Investigation
- Six-State Case LifecycleCases move through Open Investigation, Confirmed HAI, Ruled Out, Closed, Reported to NHSN and Reported to KEMRI/MoH statuses.
- Confirm / Rule-Out ButtonsOne-click Confirm HAI and Rule Out actions that post a note to the case chatter.
- Reported-to-NHSN / KEMRI ActionsEpidemiologist-gated buttons mark closed cases as officially reported to NHSN or to KEMRI/Ministry of Health.
- Initiate Isolation from CaseLaunches a pre-filled isolation precaution order carrying the patient, admission and causative organism from the case.
- Notification & Treatment FlagsCheckboxes record clinician notification, isolation initiation and treatment started for each case.
- Investigation Notes & ActivitiesRich-text investigation notes plus scheduled activities via the standard activity mixin on every case.
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Stewardship Review RegisterAuto-numbered (AMS/year) antibiotic review records linking patient, admission, prescriber and steward.
- Antibiotic Regimen CaptureRecords the antibiotic product, planned duration, daily dose and route (IV, PO, IM, SC, topical, inhaled).
- De-Escalation TrackingFlags de-escalation recommended/done, the drug de-escalated to, and auto-computes days from prescription to de-escalation.
- IV-to-PO Switch TrackingRecords IV-to-oral switch recommendations and completion to shorten IV therapy and length of stay.
- Eight Intervention TypesRecommends continue, stop-no-infection, narrow/broaden spectrum, dose change, IV-to-PO switch, add drug or drug-level monitoring.
- Intervention Acceptance & OutcomeCaptures whether the clinician accepted the intervention and the clinical outcome including C. difficile development.
Isolation & Precautions
- Isolation Precaution OrdersAuto-numbered (ISO/year) isolation orders tying patient, admission and room/bed to a precaution regimen.
- Eight Isolation TypesContact, droplet, airborne, combined contact+droplet/airborne, neutropenic/protective, enteric or none.
- PPE & Precaution RequirementsDefines required PPE plus movement restriction, dedicated equipment and family/visitor education flags.
- Room Signage WorkflowPost Signage button marks signage posted and logs it to the chatter for auditability.
- End-of-Isolation RecordingComplete and Cancel actions with end date/time and end reason (cleared, transferred, discharged, deceased, declassified).
- Auto-Close Expired IsolationHourly cron completes active isolation orders whose end date/time has passed.
MDRO Surveillance & Pathogens
- MDRO Active Screening RegisterAuto-numbered (MDRO/year) screening records for multidrug-resistant organism surveillance swabs.
- Swab Site & Reason CaptureRecords swab site (nares, axilla, perineum, rectum, throat, multiple) and reason (admission, contact, periodic, post-outbreak).
- Screening Result & ActionCaptures positive/negative/indeterminate results and action taken (isolation, decolonization, surveillance, treatment).
- Five-State Screening WorkflowCollected, Lab Processing, Result Received, Action Taken and Completed states with dedicated buttons.
- Pathogen Master CatalogOrganism library with common/scientific name, gram stain, category and internal code; 16 organisms seeded on install.
- MDRO ClassificationFlags each organism as MRSA, VRE, ESBL, CRE, XDR Acinetobacter, pan-resistant or MDR-TB with badge display naming.
Antibiogram & Susceptibility
- Susceptibility (Antibiogram) RecordsPer-isolate susceptibility lines capturing organism, antibiotic, and S/I/R result linked to the surveillance case.
- MIC & Test MethodRecords MIC value and testing method (disk diffusion, VITEK, E-Test, broth microdilution) with test date and lab facility.
- Free-Text Antibiotic FallbackAllows a free-text antibiotic name when the drug is not in the product catalog.
- Susceptibility Library ViewDedicated configuration view listing all antibiogram results across cases for cumulative antibiogram analysis.
Outbreak Management
- Outbreak Investigation RecordsNamed outbreak records with facility, ward, suspected/confirmed/ended timestamps and full audit trail.
- Seven Outbreak TypesGastroenteritis, viral/bacterial respiratory, MDRO cluster, sepsis cluster, Candida auris cluster or other.
- Linked Case ClusterMany-to-many link of surveillance cases with an auto-computed total case count for the outbreak.
- Etiology & Transmission AnalysisRecords case definition, suspected and confirmed etiology organisms, transmission mode and traced source.
- Control Measure ApplicationLinks reusable control measures plus free-text measures; 10 measures seeded across isolation, hygiene, staffing and screening.
- MoH & WHO Notification FlagsRecords notification to Ministry of Health and WHO for reportable outbreaks.
Dashboards, Reports & Analytics
- Hospital Epidemiology DashboardLive indicator feed returning monthly HAI count, active MDRO, isolation, outbreak, hand-hygiene and stewardship metrics.
- NHSN-Style Monthly ReportPer-facility monthly indicator report with unique-per-period constraint capturing device-days and infection counts.
- Device-Days & Rate InputsRecords central-line, urinary-catheter and ventilator days plus CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP, CDI and MDRO counts for rate denominators.
- Antimicrobial Consumption MetricCaptures DDD-per-1000-patient-days antimicrobial consumption and average hand-hygiene compliance.
- Auto-Compiled Weekly NHSN DraftWeekly cron compiles/updates a draft NHSN report per facility from live case, audit and MDRO data, idempotently.
- Pivot & Graph AnalysisCases, MDRO, stewardship, audits, outbreaks and NHSN reports expose pivot and graph views for trend analysis.
Quality & Governance
- Epidemiology Dashboard
- HAI Surveillance
- MDRO Surveillance
- Isolation Patients
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Hand Hygiene Audits
- Outbreaks
- NHSN Reports
Configuration
- Organisms
- Control Measures
- Susceptibility Library
- Alert Subscriptions
It runs by itself
- Infection Control: Scan lab cultures for MDRO (24h)Runs daily
- Infection Control: Long-stay screening reminderRuns daily
- Infection Control: Close expired isolation ordersRuns every 60 minutes
- Infection Control: Compile NHSN weekly draftRuns every 7 days
Roles it ships
- Infection Control / User
- Infection Control / Practitioner
- Infection Control / Manager
- Infection Control / Epidemiologist
Guided assistants
- Infection Control Demo Loader

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