Description of antibiotic use variability among US nursing homes using electronic health record data

• Main Authors: Sarah Kabbani (Author), Stanley W. Wang (Author), Laura L. Ditz (Author), Katryna A. Gouin (Author), Danielle Palms (Author), Theresa A. Rowe (Author), David Y. Hyun (Author), Nancy W. Chi (Author), Nimalie D. Stone (Author), Lauri A. Hicks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Antibiotics are frequently prescribed in nursing homes; national data describing facility-level antibiotic use are lacking. The objective of this analysis was to describe variability in antibiotic use in nursing homes across the United States using electronic health record order...