Development of Patient Safety Measures to Identify Inappropriate Diagnosis of Common Infections.

Andrea T WhiteValerie M VaughnLindsay A PettyTejal N GandhiJennifer K HorowitzScott A FlandersSteven J BernsteinTimothy P HoferDavid RatzElizabeth S McLaughlinDaniel NielsenTawny CzilokJennifer MinockAshwin Gupta

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

We developed highly reliable, valid, and usable measures of inappropriate diagnosis of UTI and CAP for hospitalized patients. Hospitals seeking to improve diagnostic safety, antibiotic use, and patient care should consider using these measures to reduce inappropriate diagnosis of CAP and UTI.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
healthcare
mental health
urinary tract infection