Improved rates of antimicrobial stewardship interventions following implementation of the Epic antimicrobial stewardship module.

Natasha N PettitZhe HanAnish R ChoksiAngella Charnot-KatsikasKathleen G BeavisVera TesicPalak BhagatCynthia T NguyenAllison H BartlettJennifer Pisano

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2018)

We evaluated the impact of the Epic antimicrobial stewardship module (EAM) on the number of interventions, antimicrobial usage, and clinical outcomes. Use of the EAM allowed us to significantly increase the number of ASP antimicrobial reviews and interventions while maintaining a sustained impact on antimicrobial utilization.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
physical activity
primary care
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
quality improvement