Case Study: Lutheran Homes of South Carolina achieves real-time infection control tracking with Inovalon Infection Surveillance

Lutheran Homes of South Carolina monitors infection data across 4 facilities with Inovalon

Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, a multi-facility skilled nursing organization, faced significant challenges manually tracking infections across its geographically dispersed locations. Their process relied on paper, spreadsheets, and hand-drawn maps, requiring the Senior Clinical Director to travel for hours to compile data and manually apply McGeer criteria algorithms. This cumbersome system was inefficient and hindered proactive infection control.

The organization implemented Inovalon's Infection Surveillance application to automate and streamline its infection control program. The Inovalon solution provided a real-time dashboard for monitoring all facilities remotely, automated the McGeer criteria tracking, and generated alerts for potential outbreaks. As a result, Lutheran Homes saved substantial staff time, eliminated manual processes, and became proactive in implementing infection control plans, which proved critical during COVID-19 surveys. The partnership with Inovalon allowed staff to devote more time to resident care.

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