The impact of an electronic medical record nudge on reducing testing for hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effect of an electronic medical record (EMR) nudge at reducing total and inappropriate orders testing for hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI).

Design

An interrupted time series analysis of HO-CDI orders 2 years before and 2 years after the implementation of an EMR intervention designed to reduce inappropriate HO-CDI testing. Orders for C. difficile testing were considered inappropriate if the patient had received a laxative or stool softener in the previous 24 hours.

Setting

Four hospitals in an academic healthcare network.

Patients

All patients with a C. difficile order after hospital day 3.

Intervention

Orders for C. difficile testing in patients administered a laxative or stool softener in <24 hours tr

SUBMITTER: Howard-Anderson JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7909614 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature