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

• Published in: Antimicrobial 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...