Three hospitals will implement new technology to help stave off healthcare-affiliated infections and improve patient safety.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital of Northampton, Mass., Lafayette General Medical Center of Lafayette, La., and Mon General Hospital of Morgantown, W.Va., will use SateySurveillor, developed by the Premier healthcare alliance, and tools developed by the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) to help reduce the number of healthcare-acquired infections.
A collaboration of the Duke University School of Medicine and 38 community hospitals, tDICON provides physicians and nurses with educational tools designed to help manage the number of HAIs in a healthcare facility.
“DICON has been providing affiliated-hospitals with regular and timely information on best practices and best technology as well as educational programs on infection control for more than 12 years,” said Dan Sexton, the group's medical director.
The three hospitals will be using DICON and SafetySurveillor as a part of the larger SafetyConnect program, designed by the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance to meet patient safety issues and infection-related challenges, said DICON officials.
