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Implementation of an institution-specific antimicrobial stewardship smartphone application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2018

Heather L. Young ,
Katherine C. Shihadeh ,
Alisha A. Skinner ,
Bryan C. Knepper ,
Jeffrey Sankoff ,
Jeremy Voros  and
Timothy C. Jenkins
Heather L. Young*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Katherine C. Shihadeh
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Alisha A. Skinner
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado Division of Hospitalist Medicine and Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Bryan C. Knepper
Affiliation:
Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Jeffrey Sankoff
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Jeremy Voros
Affiliation:
Emergency Physicians Integrated Care, Salt Lake City Utah
Timothy C. Jenkins
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado
*
Author for correspondence: Heather L. Young, MD, 601 Broadway, Denver CO 80204. E-mail: heather.young2@dhha.org
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Abstract

Smartphones are increasingly used to access clinical decision support, and many medical applications provide antimicrobial prescribing guidance. However, these applications do not account for local antibiotic resistance patterns and formularies. We implemented an institution-specific antimicrobial stewardship smartphone application and studied patterns of use over a 1-year period.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 8 , August 2018 , pp. 986 - 988
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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