Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics.

Harjot K. Singh; Kimberly C. Claeys; Sonali D. Advani; Yolanda J. Ballam; Jessica Penney; Kirsten M. Schutte; Christopher Baliga; Aaron M. Milstone; Mary K. Hayden; Daniel J. Morgan; Daniel J. Diekema

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Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics.

May 22, 2024

Singh HK, Claeys KC, Advani SD, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024;45(4):405-411.

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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a common complication during inpatient care. This article summarizes diagnostic stewardship strategies to reduce the occurrence of HAIs and contrasts a patient-centered approach to diagnostic stewardship (focused on improving patient care) with a metric-centered approach (focused on reducing HAI rates through changes in diagnostic testing).

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