# Infection surveillance software that finds the case before the reviewer does

> Healthcare associated infection surveillance is the systematic review of patient data to identify infections that developed as a result of care, applying CDC NHSN definitions so rates compare between facilities. About 1 in 31 hospital patients has at least 1 healthcare associated infection on any given day. Neurobird screens lab, device and admission data to surface candidate events, walks the NHSN protocol question by question, and builds the monthly submission from work already done.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/infectionwatch/
- Product: Neurobird Infection Prevention Surveillance Document Automation Platform
- Niche: infection prevention surveillance
- Buyer: hospital infection prevention teams
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Infection Prevention Surveillance does

- Surface candidate events from lab and device data instead of manual line list review
- Walk the NHSN protocol question by question so the determination is reproducible
- Count device days from the source rather than a paper tally
- Assemble the monthly NHSN submission from work already done

## How it works

1. **Screen the source data** Lab results, device days and admissions are screened against the criteria that usually precede a reportable event.
2. **Work the protocol** Candidates queue for review and the NHSN protocol runs question by question, so 2 reviewers reach the same answer.
3. **Build the submission** Determinations roll into the monthly NHSN summary with device day denominators counted from source, not tallied on paper.

## From the source material

> The prevention and control of MDROs is a national priority, one that requires that all health care facilities and agencies assume responsibility and participate in community-wide control programs.

Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7119119/

## Industry context

- **1 in 31** US hospital patients has at least one healthcare associated infection on any given day. (source: CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/php/data/index.html)
- **687,000** Approximate healthcare associated infections in US acute care hospitals in a year, with about 72,000 associated deaths. (source: CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/php/data/index.html)
- **NHSN** The CDC surveillance system most US hospitals report into, and the source of the standard definitions. (source: CDC NHSN, https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/index.html)
- **CLABSI** Central line associated bloodstream infection, one of the most closely tracked and most preventable event types. (source: CDC training case studies, https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/training/patient-safety-component/index.html)
- **State mandated** Many states require infection control programmes and reporting in facility regulation, on top of CMS conditions. (source: Texas HHS infection control training, https://apps.hhs.texas.gov/training/cbt/NFA-Infection-Control/)

## Pricing

- Single facility: $600 per facility, per month
- Hospital: $1,300 per facility, per month
- Health system: $2,400 per facility, per month

## Questions

### How common are healthcare associated infections?

On any given day about 1 in 31 US hospital patients has at least one. Across a year that is roughly 687,000 infections in acute care hospitals, with about 72,000 associated deaths. The 6 NHSN protocols exist because those numbers respond to measurement.

### What is HAI surveillance?

Healthcare associated infection surveillance is the systematic review of patient data to identify infections that developed as a result of care, applying standard definitions so rates can be compared between facilities and reported to CDC NHSN.

### Does this submit to NHSN for us?

It builds the submission from the determinations your team has already made and formats it for NHSN upload. A preventionist still signs off, because the determination is a clinical judgement and should stay one.

### How does case finding work?

Lab results, device days and admission data are screened against the criteria that usually precede a reportable event. Candidates are queued for review. It narrows what a human reads, it does not decide for them.

### Is patient data handled appropriately?

Yes. It is designed for PHI: access is role based, every view and change is logged, and data stays within your environment. Ask us for the security detail before you evaluate.

## Sources

- [CDC National Healthcare Safety Network](https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/index.html)
- [CDC healthcare associated infection data](https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/php/data/index.html)
- [CDC NHSN patient safety training](https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/training/patient-safety-component/index.html)
- [Texas HHS infection prevention and control training](https://apps.hhs.texas.gov/training/cbt/NFA-Infection-Control/)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/