NCT01573195

Merck IISP Stewardship Grant for Antibiotic Best Practices

Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Decision Support Into the EPIC Electronic Medical Record

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,285 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot the use of best practices alerts to enhance an antimicrobial stewardship program using the electronic medical record, EPIC.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to pilot the use of best practices to enhance an antimicrobial stewardship program using the electronic medical record, EPIC. Screening information technology tools via SETNET/Safety SUrveyor(Premier) and the electronic anti-infective order form would allow for sufficient medical record review to create best practices alerts for the purpose of appropriate de-escalation of anti-invectives.

Conditions

• Antibiotic Resistant Infection

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2012-04-06
• Last updated: 2014-12-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States