What We Do
Helping solve Infectious Diseases challenges
Increasing access to Infectious Diseases specialists
Improving patient satisfaction by eliminating transfers
Helping you meet regulatory mandates for antimicrobial stewardship programs
The Annual Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in the United States*
Infections
Deaths
* National burden reflects de-duplicated infection and death estimates per CDC 2019 AR Threats Report.
The Annual Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in the United States*
Infections
Deaths
* National burden reflects de-duplicated infection and death estimates per CDC 2019 AR Threats Report.
Threats
5 Urgent
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, Candida auris, Clostridioides difficile, Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
2 New
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, Candida auris
3 Watchlist
Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus, Drug-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium, Drug-resistant Bordetella pertussis
How We Solve for Your ID Needs
Our services and solutions
The whole is greater than the sum
Each offering strengthens your ID team and practices,
but combining all four allows you to level up your ID practice.
To learn more, click through our solutions and services listed below
ILÚM Insight®
A comprehensive ID clinical decision support tool to bring the right data to your fingertip.
Can stand alone or be enhanced with expert support via our Virtual Stewardship services
- Generates real-time, actionable patient data directly to the user
- Aids in selecting the optional empiric choice, including empiric escalation with our risk factor display and Precision Antibiotic Therapy (PAT) predictions
- Allows for communication and an audit trail directly within the platform
- Prioritizes high-impact patient interventions and improves the time to optimal therapy
- Synergistic with your rapid diagnostic test (RDT) workflow
- Supports both core strategies for ASP interventions identified in the IDSA/SHEA guidelines: preauthorization and prospective audit and feedback
- Tracking and reporting coupled with data driven action plans and assistance with NHSN reporting
Telemedicine
Our solutions are configured to the facility’s size and needs, resulting in a service that is efficient, effective and scalable.
- We provide state-of-the-art infectious diseases consultation services utilizing telemedicine technology with the ability to conduct comprehensive physical exam and assessment directly with patients
- Care for your toughest cases through live, synchronous audio-video consultation
- We provide 24/7 coverage
- Unique access to highly-specialized experts in the field with a wide range of subspecialties including, but not limited to: Multidrug-resistant pathogens, HIV, Transplantation, Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, Orthopedics, and Travel Medicine
Virtual Stewardship
Building or enhancing your antimicrobial stewardship program to meet federal regulatory mandates.
- Baseline antimicrobial use assessment and gap analysis
- Daily services, expert recommendations, peer-to-peer discussions
- Consulting on a regular or as-needed basis
- Education and mentoring
- Monthly or quarterly reporting
- Services can include the use of ILÚM Insight® software solution with or without remote support to your local team
Tele-Infection Prevention & Control
- Consultation to assess gaps in current infection prevention practices, infectious risks, and compliance to federal regulations and provide recommendations
- Provide ID expertise and leadership in coordinating prevention efforts
- Create or update existing infection prevention policies and procedures
- Assist with infection cluster investigation and management
- Deploy the ILÚM Surveillance product for enhanced cluster surveillance and staff notification
Combine All Four
Our solutions are designed for facilities that are short-staffed, lack ID expertise, need to supplement their team or need help building or enhancing their Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) to meet federal regulatory mandates and facility accreditation standards.
- Detailed expert analysis of current practices with recommendations or full development of local antimicrobial stewardship (AS) strategies to close any gaps in current practices
- Daily support (as needed) and expert recommendations from a Virtual AS team
- Assistance meeting and adhering to regulatory compliance requirements surrounding AS
- Availability of ID physicians for challenging or complex cases, peer-to-peer discussions
- Assistance with transitions of care, outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), HIV and Hepatitis B and C care
Our customers have seen
%
Reduction in transfers
%
Reduction in antibiotics
up to
%
Reduction in days of treatment
per 1,000 patients
Who We Solve For
Solving for ID challenges by role
Hospital Physician
- Real-time notifications from evidence-based results for therapy guidance
- Updated guidelines
- Best practices
Pharmacist
- Streamlining daily workflow and improving communication
- Visibility of formulary-restricted agents
- Real-time notifications for lab and microbiology updates
Patient
- Increased satisfaction
- World-class care brought to the community setting
- Improved outcomes and reduced transfers
- Personalized care
Health System Leader
- Increased revenue
- Decreased transfers, readmissions, and overall length of stay
- Reduced hospital acquired infection (HAI) and hospital-acquired condition (HAC) penalties
- Increased provider and patient satisfaction
Infection Preventionist
- Leadership and/or assistance in coordinating infection prevention initiatives
- Review and update policies and procedures, isolation precautions
- Guidance with infectious outbreak response, investigations and management
- Advise on infection prevention strategy for quality & safety
Testimonials
Don’t take our word for it
Reduce costly transfers, RN, Telepresenter Penn Highlands
“Without your service, we would need to transfer 40%-50% of our patients with infections to tertiary facilities.”
-RN, Telepresenter, Penn Highlands Heathcare
ILÚM Insight® targets some of the most important things that we do in stewardship, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
“ILÚM Insight® targets some of the most important things that we do in stewardship. it’s extremely easy to use and improves time to intervention.”
-Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Infectious Diseases, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
How telemedicine expands care, Regional Telehealth Director
“ID Connect’s service is a shining example of how telemedicine expands high-level academic medical care across community hospitals; it’s an example of best practice.”
-Regional Telehealth Director, UPMC