A System for Surveillance Directly from the EMR

Authors

  • Richard F. Davies International Society for Disease Surveillance
  • Jason Morin University of Ottawa Heart Institute
  • Ramanjot S. Bhatia University of Ottawa Heart Institute
  • Lambertus de Bruijn National Research Council Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4553

Abstract

This paper describes a system for detection of nosocomial infections in a large multi-location institution. The system monitors multiple data streams, containing discrete and text based information, combines it intelligently in order to be able to process complex syndrome definitions. It produces bed-day level alerts which are pushed to the respective location automatically. This helps in standardizing definitions for hospital acquired infections across institutions and allows to compare the infection statistics across institutions.

Author Biography

Richard F. Davies, International Society for Disease Surveillance

Richard Davies obtained his BSc (Hons) in Psychology at Dalhousie University in Halifax in 1971, followed by an MSc, PhD, MD and CM, all at McGill University in Montreal. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in 1984, and of the American College of Cardiology in 1987. Dr. Davies has been at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine since 1986. His research interests are population-based syndromic surveillance and cardiac-related in-hospital acute and chronic disease surveillance.

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Published

2013-03-24

How to Cite

Davies, R. F., Morin, J., Bhatia, R. S., & de Bruijn, L. (2013). A System for Surveillance Directly from the EMR. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4553

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Oral Presentations: Electronic Health Records

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