Frequently Asked Questions About Sentri7 Infection Prevention

Sentri7 Infection Prevention is an advanced infection monitoring solution designed to help healthcare systems identify healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and trends sooner. By leveraging evidence-based rules and analytics, real-time alerts identifying patients that need attention, streamlining your daily workflow, and optimizing clinical care. You’ll also stay ahead of the burdensome regulatory reporting requirements with easy-to-maintain NHSN reporting and notifiable conditions.

Sentri7 Infection Prevention is ideal for care settings such as hospitals and healthcare systems, and select clinics, or ambulatory surgery centers. It serves Infection Prevention teams focused on early detection of HAIs, cluster tracking, streamlined regulatory reporting, ensuring optimal patient outcomes, compliance, and operational efficiency.

It helps healthcare organizations address issues like: 

• Simplify time-consuming manual process for patient and infectious risk tracking 
• Easily maintain compliance with reporting based on your state/region’s requirements 
• Keep multiple stakeholders informed on the progress of the infection prevention team 
• Be ahead of emerging pathogens and quickly identifying at-risk patients 
• Stay informed with the Analytics Dashboard that pulls in real-time data on how your program is doing and provides insights for improvements 

Sentri7 stands out with its fully customizable rules, that are supported by our clinical staff. Our clinicians are infection preventionists who can speak the same language as our customers, as well as build out a content rules library that reflect the guidance of the leading regulatory bodies. In addition, Sentri7 Analytics dashboards provide actionable insights to optimize outcomes. Benchmarking NHSN data, Cluster Detection Dashboard, and Patient Tracing help infection prevention teams quickly identify trends and reduce HAIs and MDROs. 

Hospitals and health systems rely on Sentri7 to:  

• Support the identification and reporting of surveillance events like LabID events and notifiable conditions
• Prioritize at-risk patients with real-time information using evidence-based rules to quickly alert care teams of changes and reduce HAIs
• Simplify NHSN reporting that sends your validated data with one-click 
• Reduce administrative burden for regulatory reporting and stay compliant with national and local requirements 
• Access real-time insights in easy-to-review data visualizations and dashboards to make informed decisions for your IPC program 

Yes. By detecting infections early, Sentri7 ensures that interventions and workflows are put in place quickly, reducing the risk of harm to patients and providing better overall patient care.

Yes, you can pull in NHSN-reported events. The most common use ones are around standardized infection rations (SIR) including CAUTI, CLABSI, LabID, and SSI.

Within Sentri7, device days tracking is automated and integrated with clinical data feeds. This includes automated data capture from the EHR, pulling device utilization data (e.g., line insertions, catheter presence), and eliminating manual counting or spreadsheet tracking. The devices tracked include, but are not limited to, a ventilator, central line, or a catheter.

Sentri7’s scalable infrastructure is designed to handle the needs of large organizations, from regional hospitals to national systems. Sentri7 supports monitoring across multiple sites in a single view. Sentri7 Infection Prevention supports programs whether centrally managed or decentralized, scaling to each organization’s needs.

The implementation process is straightforward. We use a team-based implementation process and provide both technical and clinical subject matter experts. Our teams work through clinical validation and workflow support, and new users can access interactive product training. Sentri7 is designed to extract data with existing IT infrastructure, minimizing disruptions.

Organizations using Sentri7 have reported:

• Reduced time spent manually tracking and more time back for prevention-related IP activities 
• Faster HAI and emerging pathogen detection 
• Real-time reporting and benchmarking to understand the effectiveness of your program 

Sentri7 simplifies compliance by automating reporting processes and aligning with state, federal, and NHSN requirements by providing automated reports for SUR and SIR data, cluster detection tracking, LabID, device and surgical procedure-associated infections, and performance. Keep up with the NHSN requirements with one-click submissions and antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance reporting.

Yes. By creating more efficient workflows and using real-time data to prioritize at-risk patients.

Wolters Kluwer provides comprehensive support through multidisciplinary teams tailored to each organization’s goals: 

• Infection Prevention Consulting – Shares best practices, workflows, and education tailored to all infection prevention programs
• Clinical Team - Provides specialized training and supports adoption across your organization by board-certified IPs who understand your challenges to efficiently support your workflow
• Customer Success - Aligns resources with your objectives, tracks performance metrics, and delivers actionable recommendations to drive continuous improvement
• Technical Support - Available 24/7 with direct contact to technicians with deep knowledge of the products
• Product Management - Consults with customers to design and implement regular product enhancements to continually improve the solution 

Yes, Sentri7’s content library is regularly updated and aligned with guidance from regulatory bodies and leading organizations (i.e. APIC, SHEA). Clinical recommendations accompany each rule for qualifying patients, allowing your team to quickly reference the latest evidence and adopt into practice.

Sentri7 is highly adaptable, with options to tailor alerts, workflows, and reporting to meet your organization's specific needs.

 Sentri7 offers:

• Timely clinical content that is kept in line with regulatory guidelines and best practices
• Customizable analytics dashboards help drive quality improvement initiatives
• Unique workflows built to support the needs and structure of your infection prevention program

Specifically designed to support the unique structure of your infection prevention program, Sentri7 is built to evolve with your organization's needs. Beyond that, it’s more than just a tool; we are partners in your success. With support from multidisciplinary teams, Sentri7 elevates your infection prevention efforts.

Yes, Sentri7 is a validated provider for Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance reported data that is sent to NHSN.  

Sentri7 Infection Prevention was ranked Best in KLAS 2026 for Infection Monitoring & Control. This is the fourth win in five years for Sentri7. KLAS Research specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare solution providers, and rated Sentri7 as a market leader for hospitals and health systems seeking to optimize infection prevention programs. Best in KLAS is determined based on the feedback of thousands of providers throughout the last year.