Ambulatory antibiotic stewardship through a human factors engineering approach: A systematic review

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 417-430

  Keller, Sara C ^b   Tamma, Pranita D ^b   Cosgrove, Sara E ^b   Miller, Melissa A ^a   Sateia, Heather ^b   Szymczak, Julie ^c   Gurses, Ayse P ^b   Linder, Jeffrey A ^d  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Clinical Decision Support Systems; Patient Safety; Point of Care Testing; Quality Improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; ERGONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROCEDURES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERGONOMICS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047375954     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170225     Document Type: Review

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