title: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy technology.
abstract: Health care costs are continuing to spiral upward despite government and public insistence on cost containment. To meet the challenge, medical professionals and organizations are seeking opportunities for cost reduction and alternatives for delivery health care. This article discusses the tools that allow the effective delivery of care using the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) model.
authors.affiliation: Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mortlock
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schleis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents