電子カルテネットワークを活用したCOVID-19クラスターに対する支援

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, nosocomial infections in healthcare facilities were frequent. A COVID-19 cluster was identified at a long-term care facility, but due to the disastrous collapse of the healthcare system, patients could not be transported and had to be treated locally. In this case, from the day of identification of the cluster, the infection control team took the lead in providing support in cooperation with the infectious disease treatment and disaster medicine teams. In addition to on-site support, remote support was provided using electronic medical records connected via a virtual private network. By the ninth day after the outbreak, 14 patients and 6 healthcare professionals were confirmed as having COVID-19. However, the outbreak was contained without any fatality.