Impact of the implementation of a nurse-managed outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) system in Baltimore: a case study demonstrating cost savings and reduction in re-admission rates.

Mansour, Omar; Heslin, Jacqueline; Townsend, Jennifer L

Mansour, Omar; Heslin, Jacqueline; Townsend, Jennifer L.

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Mansour O; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Heslin J; Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Townsend JL; Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.

J Antimicrob Chemother ; 73(11): 3181-3188, 2018 11 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30085088

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Ambulatory Care/economics; Ambulatory Care/methods; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Cost Savings; Infusions, Parenteral/economics; Nurses; Patient Readmission/statistics & numerical data; Aged; Baltimore; Case-Control Studies; Female; Health Plan Implementation/economics; Health Plan Implementation/statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infusions, Parenteral/statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Outpatients; Patient Discharge; Patient Readmission/economics; Retrospective Studies

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Readmission / Cost Savings / Ambulatory Care / Infusions, Parenteral / Anti-Bacterial Agents / Nurses Type of study: Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Sysrev_observational_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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