Journal article
Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.45(4), pp.405-411
04/2024
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.284
PMCID: PMC11007360
PMID: 38204365
Abstract
Diagnostic stewardship seeks to improve ordering, collection, performance, and reporting of tests. Test results play an important role in reportable HAIs. The inclusion of HAIs in public reporting and pay for performance programs has highlighted the value of diagnostic stewardship as part of infection prevention initiatives. Inappropriate testing should be discouraged, and approaches that seek to alter testing solely to impact a reportable metric should be avoided. HAI definitions should be further adapted to new testing technologies, with focus on actionable and clinically relevant test results that will improve patient care.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics
- Creators
- Harjot K Singh - Weill Cornell MedicineKimberly C Claeys - University of Maryland, BaltimoreSonali D Advani - Duke UniversityYolanda J Ballam - Children's Mercy HospitalJessica Penney - Tufts Medical CenterKirsten M Schutte - Medical Director, Infectious Disease, eviCore Healthcare, Bluffton, South CarolinaChristopher Baliga - Virginia Mason Medical CenterAaron M Milstone - Johns Hopkins UniversityMary K Hayden - Rush University Medical CenterDaniel J Morgan - University of Maryland, BaltimoreDaniel J Diekema - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.45(4), pp.405-411
- DOI
- 10.1017/ice.2023.284
- PMID
- 38204365
- PMCID
- PMC11007360
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/11/2024
- Date published
- 04/2024
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984548288602771
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