{"id":4426,"date":"2023-07-10T15:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/?page_id=4426"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T14:18:21","slug":"emergency-department-care-coordination-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/emergency-department-care-coordination-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Department Care Coordination System"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Background<\/h2>\n

The 2017 General Assembly established the Emergency Department Care Coordination (EDCC) Program within the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to provide a single, statewide technology solution that connects healthcare facilities<\/span>, including acute<\/span> care hospitals and post-acute care facilities.<\/span> The <\/span>EDCC now include<\/span>s<\/span> MDRO Flags for<\/span> <\/span>Candida auris<\/span><\/span> and <\/span>Carbapenemase<\/span>-producing Organisms (CPOs)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Goal<\/h3>\n

The MDRO Flags are to notify facilities admitting patients or residents known to be infected or colonized with <\/span>Candida auris<\/span><\/i> or Carbapenemase-producing Organisms.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Facilities should still communicate MDRO status on transfer.<\/span><\/b> MDRO Flags are not intended to be a replacement of recommended communication, just an addition, as the alerts will only include information for Virginia residents known to VDH and the data transfer is not real-time.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How it Works<\/h2>\n

Virigina Department of Health electronically verifies submitted case information. Then MDRO Flags will show up in an enrolled facility\u2019s electronic health record when patients are admitted. Enrolled facilities need to \u201cturn-on\u201d the MDRO flag notifications.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Figure 1. Example display of MDRO Flag<\/span><\/p>\n

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Resources<\/h2>\n