Approaches to promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics through hospital electronic prescribing systems: a scoping review

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 5-17

  Cresswell, Kathrin ^a   Mozaffar, Hajar ^a   Shah, Sonal ^b   Sheikh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antimicrobial resistance; health information technology; review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; TURNAROUND TIME; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS;

EID: 84970967286     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12274     Document Type: Review

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