Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship: Working with Information Technology

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2020 Mar;34(1):31-49. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.10.005. Epub 2019 Dec 10.

Abstract

Information technology (IT) is vitally important to making antimicrobial stewardship a scalable endeavor in modern health care systems. Without IT, many antimicrobial interventions in patient care would be missed. Clinical decision support systems and smartphone apps, either stand-alone or integrated into electronic health records, can all be effective tools to help augment the work of antimicrobial stewardship programs and support the management of infectious diseases in any health care setting.

Keywords: Antimicrobial stewardship; Clinical decision support systems; Electronic health records; Informatics; Metrics; Technology.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship / methods*
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Electronic Prescribing
  • Health Plan Implementation / methods*
  • Health Plan Implementation / organization & administration
  • Health Plan Implementation / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Information Technology*
  • Intersectoral Collaboration*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents