• Alerts from the lab and PAS systems provide early warning so immediate action can be taken thus:
  • reducing the risk of spread of infection
  • freeing up beds typically blocked by HAI patients
  • reducing medication costs
• Reports free up the ICT so they spend less time producing the increasingly demanding reports (required both locally and nationally) and more time on the wards and educating staff
• Improved accuracy of data collection through the use of pocket PCs at the bedside
• More efficient use of time due to less duplication
• Early detection of outbreaks and faster action leads to reduced hospital stay, reduction in bed/ward closures and less cross infection. Saves approximately £3,000 oer patient visit.
• Provides the relief that the team needs in order to spend more time teaching, on research, audits and introducing other initiatives.
• Ability to address mandatory reporting issues from Department of Health
• Timely, meaningful feedback to clinicians and board members
• Enables a proactive approach, rather than reactive
• Auditing of the system proves actions taken and care provided to patients
• Performance is measured, enabling proof of achievement for both local and national targets!
• Early detection of risk factors/causes of infection, therefore reducing further infections.
• The PCT served by the Acute Trust can share their ICNet system which will:
  • enable surveillance on community acquired infection
  • provide a competitive advantage to the laboratory over others

LabSift Benefits

LabSift benefits include:

• Frees up laboratory system managers time
• Gives control over rule setting to the owners and administrators of 3rd party systems, e.g. ICNet
• Allows for quick changes for rules, as might be needed in an outbreak scenario
• Reduces support costs required from laboratory system suppliers