Development and implementation of a nationwide multidrug-resistant organism tracking and alert system for Veterans Affairs medical centers.
Christopher D PfeifferMakoto M JonesJ Stacey KluttsQuinn A FrancisHannah M FlegalAdrienne O MurrayTina M WillsonNatalie R HicksCharlesnika T EvansMartin E EvansPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)
A national system for alerting facilities in real-time of patients admitted with an MDRO history was successfully developed and implemented in VA. Next steps include understanding facilitators and barriers to use and coordination with non-VA facilities nationwide.