Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service on Cost Savings and Clinical Outcomes at an Academic Medical Center

• Main Authors: Taylor M. Epperson (Author), Kiya K. Bennett (Author), Katherine K. Kupiec (Author), Kathy Speigel (Author), Stephen B. Neely (Author), Beth H. Resman-Targoff (Author), Karen K. Kinney (Author), Bryan P. White (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is managed by a variety of teams, but primarily through an infectious disease clinic. At our medical center, OPAT monitoring is performed telephonically by pharmacists through a collaborative practice agreement under the supervision of an...