Utilizing technology to enhance screening for highly infectious diseases

Am J Infect Control. 2021 Feb;49(2):276-278. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.07.008. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

Abstract

Quick identification and isolation of patients with highly infectious diseases is extremely important in healthcare settings today. This study focused on the creation of a digital screening tool using a free and publicly available digital survey application to screen patients during a measles outbreak in New York City. The results indicate that digital tools are an effective alternative to paper tools due to their ease of use and remote compliance monitoring capabilities.

Keywords: Infection prevention; Measles; Surveillance.

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Measles* / epidemiology
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Technology