Developing a user-friendly report for electronically assisted surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Publication date: 1 May 2017
Source:American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 45, Issue 5
Author(s): Felicia Skelton, Bryan Campbell, Deborah Horwitz, Sarah Krein, Anne Sales, Adi Gundlapalli, Barbara W. Trautner
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) surveillance is labor intensive, generally involving manual medical record review. We developed a prototype automated report through iterative design. Surveys and qualitative interviews were administered to key stakeholders to assess the report design. We found that different provider types expressed different needs regarding report content and format. Therefore, determining the primary audience for reporting data on CAUTI a priori is critical to developing useful reports, particularly as this process becomes standardized and automated.



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