Impact of a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System on Reducing Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 378-384

  McGregor, Jessina C ^a   Weekes, Elizabeth ^b   Forrest, Graeme N ^a   Standiford, Harold C ^a,b   Perencevich, Eli N ^a,c   Furuno, Jon P ^a   Harris, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; GATIFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745418432     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2049     Document Type: Article

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