Informatics tools underutilized in prevention of hospital-acquired infection
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
A new study has measured the awareness, adoption and use of electronic medical record systems and health information exchange by hospital-based infection preventionists to report and share information critical to public health. The researchers found these technologies' capabilities are underutilized by those on the front lines of preventing and reporting infections.