What You Should Know:
– PointClickCare introduces
the Lighthouse initiative, which will provide de‐identified
data on COVID‐19 diagnosed patients, including demographics, vitals,
medications and health‐related outcomes, in order to better understand health
outcomes post‐ICU.
– Comprehensive data sets are especially critical tools
in responding to crises like the current COVID-19 pandemic, and this initiative
is one example of PointClickCare’s efforts to arm frontline workers with
the tools they need to keep vulnerable populations safe during this time.
PointClickCare,
the leading cloud-based software platform for the senior care market has been
selected by the Society of Critical Care
Medicine (SCCM) to launch the Lighthouse initiative to
provide de-identified patient data for the Discovery Viral Infection and
Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS) COVID-19 Registry.
VIRUS Overview
Created by SCCM’s Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network,
VIRUS tracks ICU and hospital care patterns in near real-time to enable
evaluation of safety and observational effectiveness of COVID-19 practices and
to determine practice variations across hospitals. VIRUS is a cross-sectional
observational study and registry of eligible adult and pediatric patients
admitted to a hospital. There is no intervention or patient interaction and
only data, de-identified in accordance with HIPAA, will be used for analysis.
The registry features a dashboard which tracks data on trends including length
of stay in the ICU and mechanical ventilation duration. The registry will also
study mortality and health impact post-ICU.
Lighthouse Initiative Background
VIRUS will partner with Lighthouse, PointClickCare’s newly
formed internal group, with a mission to provide healthcare organizations,
government agencies and life sciences companies with de-identified data from
older adults. The goal of providing data that specifically represents seniors,
a population often considered to be at higher risk for severe illness, is to
support research by expanding drug discovery and development. Lighthouse will
provide the VIRUS COVID-19 Registry with de-identified data on COVID-19
diagnosed patients, including demographics, vitals, medications and
health-related outcomes to help better understand their health post-ICU.
PointClickCare will continue to deliver relevant data on COVID-19 patients
throughout the study period.
“Lighthouse builds on PointClickCare’s commitment to sharing data and insights that drive action for better care, thereby accelerating innovation designed to protect vulnerable populations. We are honored to partner with SCCM and committed to helping shed light on trends in COVID-19 care around the world,” said Mike Wessinger, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PointClickCare.
The Lighthouse project is just one example of
PointClickCare’s efforts to fight COVID-19 and arm frontline workers with the
tools they need to keep vulnerable populations safe. Additional innovations
include the Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC) solution, a clinical
workflow and intelligence solution that helps care teams achieve ongoing
resident surveillance focused on infection prevention at the facility or
enterprise level. PointClickCare has also deployed a Crisis Response and
Readiness solution, broadening access to telehealth services for all customers,
and enabling a HIPAA-compliant dialogue between staff and physicians.
