The development and implementation of a guideline-based clinical decision support system to improve empirical antibiotic prescribing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe and evaluate a clinical decision support system (CDSS) for empirical antibiotic therapy using a systematic framework.

Methods

A reporting framework for behavior change intervention implementation was used, which includes several domains: development, evaluation and implementation. Within the development domain a description is given of the engagement of stakeholders, a rationale for how the CDSS may influence antibiotic prescribing and a detailed outline of how the system was developed. Within the evaluation domain a technical validation is performed and the interaction between potential users and the CDSS is analyzed. Within the domain of implementation a description is given on how the CDSS was tested in the real world and the strategies that were us

SUBMITTER: Akhloufi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087957 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature