Novel methodology to measure pre-procedure antimicrobial prophylaxis: integrating text searches with structured data from the Veterans Health Administration’s electronic medical record

Novel methodology to measure pre-procedure antimicrobial prophylaxis: integrating text searches with structured data from the Veterans Health Administration’s electronic medical record

Abstract Background Antimicrobial prophylaxis is an evidence-proven strategy for reducing procedure-related infections; however, measuring this key quality metric typically requires manual review, due to the way antimicrobial prophylaxis is documented in the electronic medical record (EMR). Our obje...

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Main Authors: Hillary J. Mull, Kelly Stolzmann, Emily Kalver, Marlena H. Shin, Marin L. Schweizer, Archana Asundi, Payal Mehta, Maggie Stanislawski, Westyn Branch-Elliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Algorithm
Veterans health administration
Cardiac device procedure
Quality measurement
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-1031-5

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