Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Case List Tab

This guide contains items required to navigate the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Case List tab. Using the Case List tab, you can view and manage infection cases.

Note

You can click and drag a column to reorder the columns. You can also click any column to sort by that column.

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Item Number

Item Name

Description

1.

Search field

Click to search by resident name or case number.

2.

OVERVIEW, DASHBOARD, and STAFF tabs

Click the Overview tab to view details about infections and COVID-19 monitoring across your organization.

Click the Dashboard tab to view details about infection cases and antibiotic use across your organization.

Click the Staff tab to view and manage staff infection cases.

3.

Etiology column

Shows where the infection was acquired.

  • House icon - Acquired in house.

  • Building icon - Present on admission.

4.

Status column

Shows the status of an infection case.

  • Confirmed (P) - Confirmed by the provider.

  • Confirmed (D) - Confirmed by diagnostics.

  • History of - Infection occurred in the past.

5.

Onset date column

Shows the onset date of the infection. For example, the date the symptoms started or the date of a positive diagnostic test.

6.

Attachments column

Shows an icon when a document is attached to a case. Hover to see available options and click the icon.

  • Clipboard icon - Attach or view evaluations. For example, the Respiratory Infection Screener.

    Note

    If an evaluation is unlocked, it is detached from the infection case. When locking the assessment, you can re-attach the evaluation to an existing case.

  • Microscope icon - Attach or view diagnostic orders that are in the Results or Misc tab of the resident's chart. For example, an order for a chest x-ray.

  • Rx icon - Attach or view pharmacy orders. For example, an order for an antibiotic.

  • Pill icon - Attach or view Antibiotic Time Outs for bacterial infections.

7.

Filter and export icons

Click the filter icon to select filters. The filter lists are based on the selections in the existing cases. For example, if Viral is not selected in a case, then Viral does not appear in the Infection type filter list.

Click the export icon to download the information on the screen to a CSV file. You can open the CSV file in another application, such as Excel.