1. © Cereplex, Inc. Health TechNet April 16, 2004 Dan Peterson, MD, MPH

2. © Cereplex, Inc. Institute of Medicine: Managed Care Systems and Emerging Infections* Hospital-acquired infections, medical errors, and antimicrobial resistance loom as some of the largest health-related issues facing the public, healthcare providers, and healthcare institutions. The best approach would be to address the three problems in a coherent and structured way, supported by a data infrastructure that rapidly delivers timely information on a fast moving target. *National Academy Press, 2000.

3. © Cereplex, Inc. Setnet Provides the key clinical data surveillance tools to: Control hospital-acquired infections Reduce infection-related medical errors Optimize antibiotic use Address antibiotic resistance

4. © Cereplex, Inc. Pharmacy: Benefits Improved therapy of infections Shorter hospitalizations Reduced mortality Reduced growth of resistance

5. © Cereplex, Inc. Pharmacy: Business Case Direct savings on antibiotics 20-30% reduction in antibiotic expenditures Indirect savings: e.g. reduced length of stay $500,000 + Slowed growth of antibiotic resistance Compound interest

6. © Cereplex, Inc. Laboratory Information System (LIS) SETNET Web Database Admitting, Discharge, & Transfer (ADT) System Clinical Pharmacist SETNET Primary Database Detail View Single Hospital Transfer via Internet Conversion Filtration Importation Extraction Encryption Transfer via Internet Extraction Encryption Conversion Filtration Importation Analysis Exportation Laboratory/Pharmacy: 1. Alerts 2. Online data and report viewing 3. Data Downloads Pharmacy System (PS) Extraction Encryption Conversion Filtration Importation Transfer via Internet Hospital Epidemiologist/ ICP

7. © Cereplex, Inc. Alert email example

8. © Cereplex, Inc. Epidemiology Infectious disease and healthcare epidemiology Surveillance Clinical data streams Information Technology Secure data transport and storage Data warehousing and analysis Web application development and hosting Company Expertise