title: Quality assurance and outcomes in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.
abstract: The quality improvement process in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is driven by outcome measurement. Collection and analysis of outcome data will be an essential component of an OPAT program. Data collected must be measurable, consistently defined and transformed through analysis into understandable results that can be used to improve care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kunkel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003625:Data Collection; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents