Cost evaluation of a nurse coordinated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program

Huiwen Deng; Alan E Gross; Andrew B Trotter; Daniel R Touchette

doi:10.1017/ash.2023.526

Cost evaluation of a nurse coordinated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024 Jan 3;3(1):e252. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.526. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Huiwen Deng¹, Alan E Gross², Andrew B Trotter³, Daniel R Touchette¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Abstract

A structured, nurse-driven outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) program within an academic healthcare system was associated with reduced odds of 60-day unplanned OPAT readmissions and costs after hospital discharge. These findings may facilitate justifying additional resources for OPAT programs to improve care while decreasing costs.