Repurposing antimicrobial stewardship tools in the electronic medical record for the management of COVID-19 patients.

Authors :: Davis MW
McManus D
Koff A
Jaszczur GR
Malinis M
Dela Cruz C
Britto CJ
Price C
Azmy V
Kaman K
Gaston D
Early K
DeWitt M
Song JS
Ortiz C
Juthani-Mehta M
Topal JE
Source :: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2020 Nov; Vol. 41 (11), pp. 1335-1337. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 08.
Publication Year :: 2020
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.

Subjects :: Antimicrobial Stewardship methods
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Software
Coronavirus Infections blood
Coronavirus Infections therapy
Electronic Health Records
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral blood
Pneumonia, Viral therapy

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