Journal article
Clinician perceptions of a novel metric to compare Veterans Health Administration hospitals on antibiotic prescribing at hospital discharge
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, Vol.6(1), e251
09/01/2026
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2026.10842
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Abstract
Antibiotic overuse at hospital discharge is common and often overlooked. We conducted interviews with 91 clinicians across 9 Veterans Health Administration hospitals to assess perceptions of a metric comparing discharge antibiotic-prescribing. Clinicians found the metric valid and meaningful, but successful implementation will require more granular contextual data and quality-improvement framing.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinician perceptions of a novel metric to compare Veterans Health Administration hospitals on antibiotic prescribing at hospital discharge
- Creators
- Stacey Hockett SherlockBrittany L. Anderson - Iowa City VA Health Care SystemNicole L. Johnson - Iowa City VA Health Care SystemKimberly C. Dukes - University of IowaDaniel J. Livorsi - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, Vol.6(1), e251
- DOI
- 10.1017/ash.2026.10842
- ISSN
- 2732-494X
- eISSN
- 2732-494X
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Grant note
- VA Health Services Research and Development Service: I01 HX003325
This work was supported by an investigator-initiated research grant from the VA Health Services Research and Development Service (I01 HX003325; Principal Investigator: DJL).
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2026
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; General Internal Medicine; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9985222047702771
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