title: Implementing GermWatcher, an enterprise infection control application.
abstract: Automated surveillance tools can provide significant advantages to infection control practitioners. When stored in a relational database, the data collected can also be used to support numerous research and quality improvement opportunities. A previously described electronic infection control surveillance system was remodeled to provide multi-hospital support, an XML based rule set, and interoperability with an enterprise terminology server. This paper describes the new architecture being used at hospitals across BJC HealthCare.
authors.affiliation: BJC HeathCare, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Noirot
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayfield
authors.forename: Sridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramiah
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wm Claiborne
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dunagan
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D005103:Expert Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D020407:Internet; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software