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- Title
A Regional Informatics Platform for Coordinated Antibiotic-Resistant Infection Tracking, Alerting, and Prevention.
- Authors
Kho, Abel N.; Doebbeling, Bradley N.; Cashy, John P.; Rosenman, Marc B.; Dexter, Paul R.; Shepherd, David C.; Lemmon, Larry; Teal, Evgenia; Khokar, Shahid; Overhage, J. Marc
- Abstract
One in 5 admissions to a healthcare institution for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci is based on data from a different healthcare system. A regional patient registry and electronic admission notifications can facilitate coordinated infectionprevention efforts.Background. We developed and assessed the impact of a patient registry and electronic admission notification system relating to regional antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on regional AMR infection rates over time. We conducted an observational cohort study of all patients identified as infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and/or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) on at least 1 occasion by any of 5 healthcare systems between 2003 and 2010. The 5 healthcare systems included 17 hospitals and associated clinics in the Indianapolis, Indiana, region.Methods. We developed and standardized a registry of MRSA and VRE patients and created Web forms that infection preventionists (IPs) used to maintain the lists. We sent e-mail alerts to IPs whenever a patient previously infected or colonized with MRSA or VRE registered for admission to a study hospital from June 2007 through June 2010.Results. Over a 3-year period, we delivered 12 748 e-mail alerts on 6270 unique patients to 24 IPs covering 17 hospitals. One in 5 (22%–23%) of all admission alerts was based on data from a healthcare system that was different from the admitting hospital; a few hospitals accounted for most of this crossover among facilities and systems.Conclusions. Regional patient registries identify an important patient cohort with relevant prior antibiotic-resistant infection data from different healthcare institutions. Regional registries can identify trends and interinstitutional movement not otherwise apparent from single institution data. Importantly, electronic alerts can notify of the need to isolate early and to institute other measures to prevent transmission.
- Subjects
BIOINFORMATICS; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; HEALTH care industry; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; VANCOMYCIN resistance; ENTEROCOCCUS; PREVENTION
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2013, Vol 57, Issue 2, p254
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cit229