Utilizing technology to enhance screening for highly infectious diseases - 19/01/21
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.07.008
Jordan Ehni, MPH, CIC a, ⁎ 
, Marie Moss, RN, MPH, CIC a, Ilka Herbison, RN, CIC a, Trevisia Anderson, BS, CIC a, Jemilat Siju, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, OCN b, Kevin Dugan, MS, MPH c, Garrison Resnick d, Shari Weisburd, RN e, Sean Brown, BS f, 1, Kinta Alexander, DrPh, MS, MPH, CIC f, 1, Bernard Camins, MD, MSc g, Waleed Javaid, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA g
, Marie Moss, RN, MPH, CIC a, Ilka Herbison, RN, CIC a, Trevisia Anderson, BS, CIC a, Jemilat Siju, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, OCN b, Kevin Dugan, MS, MPH c, Garrison Resnick d, Shari Weisburd, RN e, Sean Brown, BS f, 1, Kinta Alexander, DrPh, MS, MPH, CIC f, 1, Bernard Camins, MD, MSc g, Waleed Javaid, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA g a Infection Prevention Department, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY
b Nursing Administration, Mount Sinai Downtown Union Square, New York, NY
c Emergency Management Department, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY
d Security Department, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY
e Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY
f Infection Prevention Department, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
g Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
⁎Address correspondence to Jordan Ehni, MPH, CIC, Infection Prevention Department, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 350 East 17th St – 4 Baird Hall, New York, NY 10003.Infection Prevention DepartmentMount Sinai Beth Israel350 East 17th St – 4 Baird HallNew YorkNY10003
Highlights |
• | Digital survey applications can be used to create highly infectious disease screening tools. |
• | Digital screening tools simplify patient screening for non-clinical staff at facility entrances. |
• | Digital screening tools can be monitored remotely to assist with compliance. |
Résumé |
Quick identification and isolation of patients with highly infectious diseases is extremely important in healthcare settings today. This study focused on the creation of a digital screening tool using a free and publicly available digital survey application to screen patients during a measles outbreak in New York City. The results indicate that digital tools are an effective alternative to paper tools due to their ease of use and remote compliance monitoring capabilities.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Infection prevention, Surveillance, Measles
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
© 2020
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 49 - N° 2
P. 276-278 - février 2021 Retour au numéro
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