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. 2019 Aug 2;6(8):ofz352. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz352

Table 2.

Tables and Associated Graphs in the Cumulative Reports (65 Total)

Groups/Individual Tables and Graphsa Data Displayed
Activities and outcomes
 1. Chart reviews Number of triaged out, not reconcilable, reconciled, and total charts; rate of charts with a rec to total charts reviewed; rate of nonreconcilable charts to charts with a rec
 2. Interventions Number of recs and charts with a rec; rate of recs to charts with a rec
 3. Net antibiotic days saved Antimicrobial days of therapy avoided or added and net days saved
Distribution of recommendation categories
 1. Pharmacokinetics recs to total recs Number and rate of pharmacokinetics recs to total recs
 2. Non-PK recs to total recs Number and rate of non-PK recs to total recs
 3. De-escalate recs to total recs Number and rate of de-escalate recs to total recs
 4. Miscellaneous recs to total recs Number and rate of miscellaneous recs to total recs
 5. Suggest ID consult recs to total recs Number and rate of suggest ID consult recs to total recs
Acceptance rates—overall and by category
 1. Overall acceptance of recs Number and rate of recs accepted to recs made
 2. Acceptance of PK recs Number and rate of PK recs accepted to PK recs made
 3. Acceptance of non-PK recs Number and rate of non-PK recs accepted to non-PK recs made
 4. Acceptance of de-escalate recs Number and rate of de-escalate recs accepted to de-escalate recs made
 5. Acceptance of miscellaneous recs Number and rate of miscellaneous recs accepted to miscellaneous recs made
 6. Acceptance of suggest ID consult recs Number and rate of suggest ID consult recs accepted to suggest ID consult recs made
Communication of recommendations
 1. Communicated to (absolute numbers) Number of communications to attending, resident, APC, and pharmacist
 2. Communicated via (absolute numbers) Number of communications made in person, by phone, or electronically
 3. Communicated to (relative numbers) Percentage of communications to attending, resident, APC, or pharmacist
 4. Communicated via (relative numbers) Percentage of communications made in person, by phone, or electronically
Acceptance rates for 16 types of recommendations
 16 individual tables and graphs Number and rate of acceptance for each of the 16 types of recs
Distribution of recommendations within their category
 15 individual tables and graphsb Number and rate of each type of rec to total recs in its category
Distribution of 16 types of recommendations globally
 16 individual tables and graphs Number and rate of each type of rec to total recs

Abbreviations: APC, advanced practice clinician; ID, infectious diseases; PK, pharmacokinetics; recs, recommendations.

aExcept for the first item (chart reviews), does not include data from charts with a nonreconcilable recommendation.

bNot necessary for suggest ID consult recommendation (it is the only recommendation in its category and would always be 100%).