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Role of diagnostic stewardship in reducing healthcare-facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infections.

Anita B ShallalMedha R CherabuddiLance PodsiadChristopher GortatClare ShanahanTarlisha HolseyLinoj SamuelGeorge AlangadenGeehan Suleyman
Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)
We describe the implementation of an electronic medical record "hard stop" to decrease inappropriate Clostridioides difficile testing across a 5-hospital health system, effectively reducing the rates of healthcare-facility-onset C. difficile infection. This novel approach included expert consultation with medical director of infection prevention and control for test-order override.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • clostridium difficile
  • long term care
  • primary care
  • palliative care
  • emergency department
  • acute care
  • health information
  • quality improvement
  • adverse drug