Integration of an electronic hand hygiene auditing system with electronic health records using machine learning to predict hospital-acquired infection in a health care setting.

Journal: American journal of infection control
Published Date: Sep 21, 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) increase morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Effective hand hygiene (HH) is crucial for prevention, but achieving high compliance remains challenge. This study explores using machine learning to integrate an electronic HH auditing system with electronic health records to predict HAIs.

Authors

  • André Luís Franco Cotia
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: andre.cotia@einstein.br.
  • Anderson Paulo Scorsato
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Elivane da Silva Victor
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Marcelo Prado
    Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil.
  • Guilherme Gagliardi
    Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil.
  • José Edgar Vieira de Barros
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • José R Generoso
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Fernando Gatti de Menezes
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Mariana Kim Hsieh
    Program of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA, USA.
  • Gabriel O V Lopes
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Michael B Edmond
    Quality Improvement Program, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.
  • Eli N Perencevich
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.
  • Michihiko Goto
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA; Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.
  • Sérgio B Wey
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Alexandre R Marra
    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.

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