INFECTION PREVENTION
diagnosis during the previous admission and patients who are readmitted with an infection within 30 days of discharge are at risk of sepsis.”
Abban described how the VigiLanz platform’s tools can lead to prevention and reduction of HAIs, sepsis, and read- missions. “The Infection Control Module services, including cluster detection, pro- vide early detection of hospital outbreaks that lead to HAIs; HAI identification provides the data analytics needed to help understand population risk factors and opportunities for improvement; a prevention tool box helps in preventing infections; and drug-bug mismatch rules automate the process of identifying pa- tients who are on ineffective anti-infective drugs. Sepsis Discrete Service provides highly-sophisticated customizable rules to detect cases of sepsis that are present on admission and monitors to ensure protocols are followed. The Sepsis Predictive Machine Learning Algorithms predict the risk of sepsis for inpatients.”
Claypool, Wolters Kluwer, observed, “Sepsis is the most common condition resulting in readmission.” He explained that electronic surveillance could help by catching the condition early, when it is most treatable, so the patient’s condition doesn’t
A VigiLanz dashboard for CMS Sepsis Core Measure
escalate, and the patient isn’t discharged while their health is still compromised. “Wolters Kluwer’s POC Advisor ag- gregates, normalizes, and analyzes patient data from disparate clinical systems to drive early, accurate sepsis detection and treatment,” said Claypool. “Hundreds of rules are built into the platform to account for possible comorbidities and medication abnormalities. This enables prescriptive alerts that have scientifically demonstrated
unprecedented levels of sensitivity and specificity,5
alerting clinicians to at-risk
patients without alert fatigue.” According to Claypool, POC Advisor reduces sepsis mortality by half, reduces related 30-day readmissions by 30 percent, and lowers lengths of stay.
Chan, CytoSorbents, noted, “Sepsis is a
two-part equation consisting of a serious infectious trigger followed by an overzeal- ous immune response that can lead to un-
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