Infection Log Updates

The updated infection log enables complete documentation of infections, including the origination, signs and symptoms, treatment, follow-up notes, and resolution.

Access the Infection Log

Create>New>Infection Log

Or through Clinical Notes:

The updated infection log includes:

• The Clinical Manager and Case Manager for QAPI tracking
• The ability to identify the origin of the infection (community versus healthcare)
• The ability to add a physician order, if required, from within the log

Type of Infection/Signs and Symptoms

• Clinical documentation improvement of reported infections with accompanying signs and symptoms
• Link to CDC reportable diseases
• Robust documentation of CDC reportable diseases
• Infection control methods added to report for QAPI

Infection Log Report Comments

• The ability to enter additional comments as needed or templates for other information (e.g., sepsis reporting)

Follow-Up

• Follow-up documentation is required for QAPI.
• The Complete button on the infection log is disabled until the follow-up documentation section is complete.

Flow of Infection Log

Once the clinician completes an infection log:

If N/A is selected in the Follow-Up section, the infection log will flow to the QA Center.

If follow-up documentation is required, the infection log will flow to View>Lists>Infection Logs.

Once follow-up documentation is completed, the Complete button is enabled and the user can click Complete to sign the infection log. The date and time that the follow-up documentation is completed, and the time of signature, become visible on the infection log. The date the infection was identified is noted in a section at the top of the infection log. Once the documentation is signed, it flows to the QA Center (unless the user has permissions to bypass QA).