Changing the culture of urine culturing: A hard stop approach to catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) reduction
An EHR-based hard stop with real-time review and education significantly reduced inappropriate UC ordering and CAUTI rates without compromising patient safety.
Authors
- Anita Shallal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-3622)
- Tarlisha Holsey
- Geehan Suleyman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5630-0104)
- Eman Chami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3633-1819)
- Robert Tibbetts
- Linoj Samuel
- Ali A. Dabaja
- Kathy Callahan
- Sarah Mckay
- Abigail Ruby
Institutions
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- Henry Ford Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2026.02.003
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00