Repurposing antimicrobial stewardship tools in the electronic medical record for the management of COVID-19 patients. (8th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davis, Matthew W.; McManus, Dayna; Koff, Alan; Jaszczur, Gregory R.; Malinis, Maricar; Dela Cruz, Charles; Britto, Clemente J.; Price, Christina; Azmy, Veronica; Kaman, Kelsey; Gaston, David; Early, Kevin; DeWitt, Michelle; Song, Ju-Sung; Ortiz, Claudia; Juthani-Mehta, Manisha; Topal, Jeffrey E.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 41:Number 11(2020)
• Page Start: 1335
• Page End: 1337
• Publication Date: 2020-11-08
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.281
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the antimicrobial stewardship module in our electronic medical record was reconfigured for the management of COVID-19 patients. This change allowed our subspecialist providers to review charts quickly to optimize potential therapy and management during the patient surge.