Use of an Off-the-Shelf Corporate Information Tool to Track a High-Level-Disinfection Process

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017:245:1377.

Abstract

High-Level Disinfection (HLD) of endoscopic equipment is a critical process to ensure patient safety. Although commercial tracking software is available, here we demonstrate the successful design and implementation of a HLD tracking system using pre-existing corporate information tools. After a brief development and implementation stage, the HLD unit is successfully tracking the process and are able to create simple visualizations to monitor and improve the existing procedures.

Keywords: Health Information Systems; Infection Control.

MeSH terms

  • Disinfection*
  • Endoscopes*
  • Humans
  • Quality Control
  • Software*