592. A Pilot Program to Evaluate Home Telemedicine Visits in an OPAT Program
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.786
Abstract: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a well-established and effective way of delivering and monitoring patients requiring long-term IV antibiotics1-2. OPAT follow-up appointments are typically in-office appointments. There is limited to no data regarding readmission… read more here.
Keywords: pilot program; home; telemedicine; opat patients ... See more keywords
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) Serial Readmissions and High Utilizers: Drilling Down on Readmission Following Discharge on Intravenous Antibiotics
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.792
Abstract: Abstract Background OPAT discharges (d/c’s) are at high risk for hospital readmission. We observed that a subgroup of OPAT patients (patients) had multiple 30 day readmissions (30DRs) and wanted to define both global and global… read more here.
Keywords: index; readmission; opat patients; 30dr rates ... See more keywords