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8312591

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
A multidisciplinary team simplified the process of antibiotic delivery to patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia and successfully implemented key changes that resulted in improved clinical practice and patient satisfaction at Providence Medical Center. Within 6 months of implementing an emergency room preadmission procedure, an antibiotic treatment protocol, and a sputum collection protocol, the average antibiotic initiation time dropped from 6.8 hours to 3.6 hours. Recommendations made for antibiotic selection and dosing led to a cost savings of over $109,000 per year. Highlighted in this article are several quality improvement tools, as well as practical tips and advice on effective team building.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1057-3631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Improving antibiotic delivery time to pneumonia patients: continuous quality improvement in action.
pubmed:affiliation
Quality Management Department, Providence Medical Center, Portland, OR.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article