Patient and physician predictors of patient receipt of therapies recommended by a computerized decision support system when initially prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics: A cohort study

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 23, Issue e1, 2016, Pages e58-e70

  Chow, Angela L P ^a,b   Lye, David C ^a,c   Arah, Onyebuchi A ^b,d  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Antibiotic resistance; Decision support system; Empiric therapy; Patient factors; Physician factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN, TAZOBACTAM DRUG COMBINATION;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SINGAPORE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARBAPENEMS; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84964968226     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocv120     Document Type: Article

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