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When data are collected promptly and analysed immediately, significant changes may be identified more quickly than when such analysis is not performed. Without analysis data collection becomes a wasted effort and the validity and reproducibility of the data collected soon deteriorate. Feedback loops are essential for process improvement.

EpiHosp Calculator is incorporated into eICAT and will allow you to distil the surveillance data collected by eICAT modules (surgical site surveillance, bacteraemia and significant organisms) into the appropriate charts to suit the data. It will also perform statistical tests to determine the significance of that data.

EpiHosp includes 26 statistical analytical methods and can produce many relevant process control charts including:

  • CUSUM
  • Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA)
  • Shewhart

 

Methods for Hospital Epidemiology Quality Improvement Using R (plus Microsoft Excel Macros)
“Methods for Hospital Epidemiology Quality Improvement Using R (plus Microsoft Excel Macros)” has been produced to accompany the eICAT database program and EpiHospStats.

Reports, Graphs and Charts
As well as the CUSUM, EWMA and Shewhart charts that EpiHosp produces, eICAT uses Seagate Crystal Reports to generate reports for different medical and surgical specialties, complete with relevant graphs. These reports and graphs are produced using each patient's calculated risk index (according to their individual risk factors and the procedure undertaken) and provides overall upper and lower confidence intervals with the associated p-values.

eICAT also boasts unique post-discharge surveillance features: at 28 days post-procedure (and again at 12 months for patients with implants), eICAT can automatically generate a follow-up letter addressed to the individual patient. This letter may be customised to meet the needs of your surveillance strategy.

By using eICAT's QA reporting feature you can identify missing data and duplicate entries. This ensures that the reports are as true and accurate as they can be.