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January 14, 2026Open Forum Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

P-941. Put a CAP on Antibiotics: Electronic Medical Record Tools Improve Antibiotic Prescribing at Discharge for Community Acquired Pneumonia

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MBMerin BabuHenry Ford Macomb HospitalABAmy BeaulacCranbrook Academy of ArtJDJaneen DubayHenry Ford Hospital

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Implication

Quasi-experiment finds EMR tools reduced antibiotic therapy duration in community acquired pneumonia patients, suggesting improved prescribing practices.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the effect of electronic medical record tools on antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia.
  • Pre-, post-test quasi-experiment conducted with hospitalized adults
  • EMR transitions of care tools implemented to track antibiotic therapy duration
  • Data collected from two periods across one year to compare outcomes.
  • 73.7% of patients in post-intervention group prescribed < 6 days of antibiotics vs. 53.6% in pre-intervention (P=0.001)
  • Median antibiotic duration decreased from 3 days to 2.5 days (P<0.001)
  • No significant differences in 30-day readmission or infections with multidrug-resistant organisms.

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Babu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6966f2f013bf7a6f02c0045ahttps://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.1144
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