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

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 consultatio...

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Published inAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE Vol. 3; no. 1; p. e53
Main Authors Shallal, Anita B., Cherabuddi, Medha, Podsiad, Lance, Gortat, Christopher, Shanahan, Clare, Holsey, Tarlisha, Samuel, Linoj, Alangaden, George, Suleyman, Geehan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Cambridge University Press 2023
Subjects
Concise Communication
Cost control
Decision making
Diarrhea
Enteral nutrition
Health care
Health care policy
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Infections
Laboratories
Laxatives
Medical diagnosis
Patients
United States > US
Colorado
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Summary: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.
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. This research was presented as poster no. 375 at the SHEA Spring 2022 Conference, on April 12, 2022, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
ISSN:2732-494X
2732-494X
DOI:10.1017/ash.2022.305