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Infection Surveillance Package Added to Medici Software; Instant Reports Assist Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
May 5, 2010Los Angeles, CA -– Asolva (www.asolva.com), a leading provider of healthcare data analytics and reporting systems, has added a package of infection surveillance tools to Medici, its clinical information management system. The package will assist pharmacists, physicians and other infection preventionists in tracking and maximizing their antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs).
The new module automatically monitors key data points across a hospital’s entire information system, including patient records, lab and microbiology results, and medication records. It can identify pharmaceutical intervention opportunities for clinicians, and provide comprehensive reporting on the usage of antimicrobials throughout the hospital in-patient population.
Enabling better antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) by monitoring appropriate drug-bug therapies and potential inappropriate utilization of antimicrobials within susceptible patient populations, the software also facilitates patient hand-off and helps pharmacists and other infection control practitioners provide appropriate therapies for key indicators such as creatinine/INR abnormalities, IV/PO use and duplicate medication therapy.
“ASPs are becoming a top priority for hospitals to manage costs and meet licensing and accreditation requirements. For example, the California Department of Public Health has asked all hospitals in the state to implement an ASP,” said Chun Wong, chief executive officer of Asolva.
Wong added that automated surveillance software eliminates the need for hunting through paper or electronic records to identify and report on changes in patient status, antibiotic utilization and drug administration. The Medici system interfaces with all major EMR and clinical laboratory systems.
In 2009, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) stated that pharmacists have a responsibility to take a leading role in antimicrobial stewardship and infection control programs. The ASHP statement said a key component in meeting this objective is using information technology to enable automatic surveillance, outcome reporting and the development of clinical support tools.
About Asolva
Based in Los Angeles, Asolva is a leading developer of data analytics software for healthcare and business organizations. Asolva’s products enable organizations to transform large amounts of data across various applications into meaningful information for strategic decisions, regulatory reports and workflow management. Medici, Asolva’s flagship product, currently serves multiple hospitals and pharmacies and searches through millions of patient records annually to provide critical, real-time reporting. For more information, visit www.asolva.com or contact info@asolva.com.
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