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Five Lessons Learned About Antimicrobial Stewardship Metrics

ID Stewardship

It may be derived from work completed inthe microbiology lab, unitsdispensed from the pharmacy, administrations performed by nurses, expenditures produced from drug purchases, documentation within any area of the electronic medical record, extraction from supplemental tools or data warehouses, and so much more.

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Antimicrobial Choice

RX Note

Document the antimicrobial therapy in the patient's medical record or medication chart, including the indication and the intended duration of therapy before further review or cessation. Example of patients with altered pharmacokinetics (e.g. before the availability of culture or susceptibility testing result).

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Conducting successful commercial research in a primary care setting

pharmaphorum

“The beauty of general practice is that we have huge databases, full electronic medical records that are updated in real-time with no reliance on third parties or even the participants themselves,” she said. “We also have established relationships with our patients, and retention reflects that. .