Effectiveness of an information technology intervention to improve prophylactic antibacterial use in the postoperative period.
A 2005 report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control Surgical Infection Prevention program indicated that only 41% of prophylactic antibacterials were correctly stopped within 24 h of the end of surgery. Electronic order sets have shown promise as a means of integrating guideline information with electronic order entry systems and facilitating safer, more effective care.
Author(s): Haynes, Kevin, Linkin, Darren R, Fishman, Neil O, Bilker, Warren B, Strom, Brian L, Pifer, Eric A, Hennessy, Sean
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2009.002998