Data Mining and Infection Control

A piece from the ACM on infection control using data mining, we were also involved in a project that addressed a similar problem. Good description. ' ... According to Chun Wong, chief executive officer of Asolva , a developer of data mining software for hospitals, "Data mining of hospital information can help identify MDROs promptly. By linking pharmacy and lab results, infection control practitioners can quickly identify clusters of organisms found in the patient population and then administer the appropriate antimicrobial drugs." ... '