Enhancing clinical decision support to improve appropriate antimicrobial use

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1103-1104+1113

  Beaulieu, James ^a   Fortin, Rachel ^a   Palmisciano, Louis ^a   Elsaid, Khaled ^b   Collins, Christine ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; E-MAIL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RHODE ISLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85052549691     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120589     Document Type: Article

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