A Physician-Driven Quality Improvement Stewardship Intervention Using Lean Six Sigma Improves Patient Care for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

A Physician-Driven Quality Improvement Stewardship Intervention Using Lean Six Sigma Improves Patient Care for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Introduction: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommends a minimum of 5 days of antibiotic therapy in stable patients who have community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, excessive duration of therapy (DOT) is common. Define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) is a Lea...

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Main Authors: Lea M. Monday, Omid Yazdanpaneh, Caleb Sokolowski, Jane Chi, Ryan Kuhn, Kareem Bazzy, Sorabh Dhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Innovative Healthcare Institute 2021-08-01
Series:Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Subjects:
pneumonia
antimicrobial stewardship
quality improvement
Online Access:https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.36401/JQSH-21-2

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