Electronic Surveillance Systems: An opportunity For Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in The Prevention of Infection
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) increase mortality, healthcare costs, and length of stay and threaten patient safety. Surveillance has long been considered vital to the prevention of infection (Haley et al, 1985). Healthcare organizations in Wolverhampton have expanded surveillance year on year, however, local investment in advanced electronic surveillance software (ICNet) provided the Infection Prevention Team the opportunity to redesign infection prevention services.