Feasibility study of hospital antimicrobial stewardship analytics using electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes are multidisciplinary initiatives to optimize antimicrobial use. Most hospitals depend on time-consuming manual audits to monitor clinicians' prescribing. But much of the information needed could be sourced from electronic health records (EHRs).

Objectives

To develop an informatics methodology to analyse characteristics of hospital AMS practice using routine electronic prescribing and laboratory records.

Methods

Feasibility study using electronic prescribing, laboratory and clinical coding records from adult patients admitted to six specialities at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK (September 2017-August 2018). The study involved: (i) a review of AMS standards of care; (ii) their translation into co

SUBMITTER: Dutey-Magni PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature