Audit and feedback of antibiotic use

M. T. Baysari; K. Oliver; B. Egan; L. Li; K. Richardson; I. Sandaradura; J. I. Westbrook; R. O. Day

doi:10.4338/ACI-2013-08-RA-0063

Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents

Appl Clin Inform 2013; 04(04): 583-595
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-08-RA-0063

Research Article

Schattauer GmbH

Audit and feedback of antibiotic use

Utilising electronic prescription data

Authors

M. T. Baysari

¹Australian Institute of Health Innovation, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

²Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
K. Oliver

²Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
B. Egan

²Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
L. Li

³Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
K. Richardson

⁴Department of Pharmacy, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
I. Sandaradura

⁵Department of Microbiology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
J. I. Westbrook

³Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
R. O. Day

²Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia

⁶UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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Keywords

Antibiotic - compliance - audit and feedback - electronic prescribing

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