2022
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.766
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921. Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Antimicrobial Stewardship: Assessing the Impact of Antimicrobial Ordering Clinical Decision Support Tools on Duration of Therapy

Abstract: Background In an ideal state, the stewardship of antimicrobial agents would happen at the point of order entry. In June 2018, Eskenazi Health implemented a series of clinical decision support tools in the electronic health record (EHR), including required fields on all inpatient antimicrobial orders for indication, type of therapy (empiric or definitive), and duration. When empiric therapy is selected, providers receive a Best Practice Advisory (BPA) at 48 hours to re-evaluate therapy. Additi… Show more

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