Article ; Online: Social Network Analysis of Patient Movement Across Health Care Entities in Orange County, Florida.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
2020 Volume 135, Issue 4, Page(s) 452–460
Abstract: Objective: Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are continually emerging and threatening health care systems. Little attention has been paid to the effect of patient transfers on MDRO dissemination among health care entities in health care systems. In ... ...
Abstract | Objective: Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are continually emerging and threatening health care systems. Little attention has been paid to the effect of patient transfers on MDRO dissemination among health care entities in health care systems. In this study, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) developed a baseline social network analysis of patient movement across health care entities in Orange County, Florida, and regionally, within 6 surrounding counties in Central Florida. Materials and methods: DOH-Orange constructed 2 directed network sociograms-graphic visualizations that show the direction of relationships (ie, county and regional)-by using 2016 health insurance data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which include metrics that could be useful for local public health interventions, such as MDRO outbreaks. Results: We found that both our county and regional networks were sparse and centralized. The county-level network showed that acute-care hospitals had the highest influence on controlling the flow of patients between health care entities that would otherwise not be connected. The regional-level network showed that post-acute-care hospitals and other facilities (behavioral hospitals and mental health/substance abuse facilities) served as the primary controls for flow of patients between health care entities. The most prominent health care entities in both networks were the same 2 acute-care hospitals. Practice implications: Social network analysis can help local public health officials respond to MDRO outbreak investigations by determining which health care facilities are the main contributors of dissemination of MDROs or are at high risk of receiving patients with MDROs. This information can help epidemiologists prioritize prevention efforts and develop county- or regional-specific interventions to control and halt MDRO transmission across a health care network. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Florida ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data ; Patient Discharge/statistics & numerical data ; Patient Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data ; Patient Transfer/statistics & numerical data ; United States |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-06-08 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 120953-x |
ISSN | 1468-2877 ; 0033-3549 |
ISSN (online) | 1468-2877 |
ISSN | 0033-3549 |
DOI | 10.1177/0033354920930213 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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