Infectious Diseases Telehealth Outcomes and Opportunities for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Patients Discharged From 18 Small Community Hospitals
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Infectious diseases telehealth (IDt) management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) across 18 small community hospitals was associated with similar rates of OPAT failure, lower rates of clinical failure and mortality, and higher likelihood of inpatient source control procedure compared to OPAT managed by other services. IDt program expansion might further improve care.
Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf703
Institutions: Intermountain Healthcare, Intermountain Medical Center
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,053
OpenAlex ID: W4417423171