Implementation of the Management System of Knowledge for the Process Management of a Sterilization Central

Flor Nancy Díaz-Piraquive, Yasser de Jesús Muriel-Perea, Mayra Samara Ordoñez-Díaz

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the display of the Management System of Knowledge for the Process Management of a Sterilization Center (KMOS), specifically applied in San José Hospital, located in the City of Bogotá, Colombia, including in the process, the necessary technological dimensions for its operation. Regarding the process perspective, the information system supports the management indicators process of the sterilization center. This process is a key factor for decision making, and to produce the necessary actions to reduce the percentage of health care-associated infections (HCAIs), since surveys on epidemiology have shown that approximately 5% of people using the surgical intervention services present HCAIs and, as a final outcome, they die. Regarding the technological component, main contributions are found in the implementation of the information system, using as a method, integration, the development methodology and the management methodology of service. For access to information, primary sources were used directly related to the process, through the double interview technique that is to say, a first interview producing initial information and, a second interview, confirming its declarations in the validation. Results show that automation of the management indicators allows the development, effectively and reliably, of a key process for the decision making in the sterilization center. The analysis concludes that the use of the KMOS System in the sterilization center, helps to generate pertinent information for data collection, intended to reduce the death rates, as well as health care-associated infections (HCAIs), thanks to the efficient follow up of equipment sterilization, materials, accessories and other items used in the intervention process.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationKnowledge Management in Organizations - 15th International Conference, KMO 2021, Proceedings
EditorsLorna Uden, I-Hsien Ting, Kai Wang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages280-291
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030816346
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations, KMO 2021 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Jul 20 2021Jul 22 2021

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1438
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations, KMO 2021
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period7/20/217/22/21

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Computer Science
  • General Mathematics

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