Posts tagged antimicrobial stewardship
DSS TheraDoc Supported COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions Workflow at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
DSS TheraDoc Supported COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions Workflow at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

At ID Week 2022, VA executives presented a poster session titled, highlighting how high-risk patients with mild to moderate disease were identified as a group who would benefit from COVID-19 monoclonal antibody (mAB) treatment to mitigate progression to severe disease or hospitalization.

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Veterans HealthCindy DumontDSS News, TheraDoc, COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions, Veterans Health, ID Week 2022, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, DSS TheraDoc solution, TheraDoc Medical Device Interface, antimicrobial stewardship, infectious disease treatment
HIT Consultant: Helping VA to Combat Infectious Disease Across the Full Continuum of Care

One of the biggest challenges that VA hospitals and clinicians face is effectively providing Veterans with 100 percent of care services throughout their lifetimes. Thankfully this challenge can be met with TheraDoc. Read more in DSS’ latest HIT Consultant guest article.

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Patient SafetyAstanleyinfectious disease, theradoc, antimicrobial stewardship, patient safety, Care coordination
VA Medical Centers Protect Patients and Save Millions with Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Powered by TheraDoc

The CDC estimates 30-50 percent of antibiotics prescribed in hospitals are either inappropriate or unnecessary. In response, three VA medical centers (VACMs) are fighting back with TheraDoc, DSS’s industry leading software decision support tool that provides real-time electronic clinical surveillance for antimicrobial stewardship and infectious disease.

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Patient Safety, Innovation, Government, Care coordinationRyan Pfisterpatient safety, antimicrobial stewardship, theradoc, veteran health