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Use Of Epic Emr For Early Identification And Management Of Patients At Risk Of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (Cied) Infection, Priya Rajagopalan, Md, Yair Lev, Md, Arnold J. Greenspon, Md
Use Of Epic Emr For Early Identification And Management Of Patients At Risk Of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (Cied) Infection, Priya Rajagopalan, Md, Yair Lev, Md, Arnold J. Greenspon, Md
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
Objectives
- Aim of our project was early identification of 100% of patients with a CIED IMPLANT presenting with bacteremia
- Process involves use of EPIC EMR to automatically identify patients with positive blood cultures
- Traditionally, cardiologists are alerted by the care team using the CONSULT system for management of these patients
- EPIC EMR as an adjunct to the CONSULT system