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Patterns of use and perceptions of an institution-specific antibiotic stewardship application among emergency department and urgent care clinicians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2019

Timothy C. Jenkins*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Division of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
Jason S. Haukoos
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado
Heather L. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Division of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
Bryan C. Knepper
Affiliation:
Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado
Katherine C. Shihadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Pharmacy, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
Jeffrey Sankoff
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
Nancy L. Asdigian
Affiliation:
Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado
*
Author for correspondence: Timothy Jenkins, E-mail: timothy.jenkins@dhha.org

Abstract

We surveyed emergency department and urgent care clinicians to assess patterns of use and perceived usefulness of a local antibiotic stewardship application to deliver institution-specific prescribing guidance. Among 114 eligible respondents, the application was widely utilized, and it was perceived to be a useful clinical resource that improved prescribing.

Type
Concise Communication
Copyright
© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. This work was presented in part at IDWeek on October 6, 2018, in San Francisco, California.

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