1. Repurposing antimicrobial stewardship tools in the electronic medical record for the management of COVID-19 patients
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Ju Sung Song, Michelle DeWitt, Alan Koff, Claudia Ortiz, Clemente J. Britto, David C. Gaston, Manisha Juthani-Mehta, Maricar Malinis, Kelsey Kaman, Gregory R. Jaszczur, Dayna McManus, Jeffrey E Topal, Christina Price, Kevin Early, Veronica Azmy, Charles S. Dela Cruz, and Matthew W. Davis
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Microbiology (medical) ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Epidemiology ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,030501 epidemiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Antimicrobial Stewardship ,Betacoronavirus ,Antimicrobial stewardship ,Viral therapy ,Medicine ,Electronic Health Records ,Humans ,Pandemics ,Repurposing ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Concise Communication ,Electronic medical record ,COVID-19 ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Medical emergency ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Coronavirus Infections ,Software - Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the antimicrobial stewardship module in our electronic medical record was reconfigured for the management of COVID-19 patients. This change allowed our subspecialist providers to review charts quickly to optimize potential therapy and management during the patient surge.
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- 2020
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