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Utilizing a real-time discussion approach to improve the appropriateness of Clostridioides difficile testing and the potential unintended consequences of this strategy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2020
Abstract
We report electronic medical record interventions to reduce Clostridioides difficile testing risk ‘alert fatigue.’ We used a behavioral approach to diagnostic stewardship and observed a decrease in the number of tests ordered of ~4.5 per month (P < .0001). Although the number of inappropriate tests decreased during the study period, delayed testing increased.
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- © 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: An abstract related to this manuscript has been accepted for the 2020 SHEA conference.
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