Clinical Trial by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA Healthcare, UCI Health and CDC Identifies Strategy to Rapidly Detect and Respond to Hospital Outbreaks Using Algorithm-Driven Technology

BOSTON & NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ORANGE, Calif. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An automated tool that improves outbreak detection for hundreds of pathogens successfully served as an early warning system to find and respond to potential hospital outbreaks, as reported today in NEJM Evidence. A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread The large multi-state, real-world study was conducted in 82 hospitals and led by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA Healthcare, Univ