The effectiveness of information technology to improve antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-34

  Baysari, Melissa T ^a,b   Lehnbom, Elin C ^c   Li, Ling ^a   Hargreaves, Andrew ^d,e   Day, Richard O ^b,f   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group   (Australia)

^e eHealth NSW   (Australia)

^f ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Antimicrobial surveillance; Computerized decision support; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MHEALTH; MICROORGANISMS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPUTERIZED DECISION; DECISION SUPPORTS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; INFORMED DECISION; META ANALYSIS; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS;

EID: 84967018520     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.04.008     Document Type: Review

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