An analysis of the accuracy of physician- entered indications on computerized antimicrobial orders

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1066-1067

  Patel, Jean A ^a,b   Esterly, John S ^a,c   Scheetz, Marc H ^a,d   Postelnick, Michael J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCURACY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DRUG CHOICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84866171254     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667746     Document Type: Letter

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