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1938. Sustained Reduction in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Implementation of an OPAT Program in an Academic Medical Center

BACKGROUND: The Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Program at the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center began in December 2013. UPMC Presbyterian is a Level I center consisting of 775 beds (150 ICU beds). Prior to program implementation, the 30-day readmission rate for patients discharged fr...

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Autores principales: Sheridan, Kathleen, Anderson, Maighdlin, Wingfield, Joshua, McKibben, Lauren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252999/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1594