New Online Resource Will Boost Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts

On April 18, 2023, Denver Health launched a first-of-its-kind resource to support antibiotic stewardship efforts in health systems across the country. The new Outpatient Automated Stewardship Information System (OASIS), created with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, is open source, meaning it’s free to use and download, and works by harnessing data from electronic health records (EHRs) to assess antibiotic prescribing. Tracking and reporting antibiotic use is a core element of effective outpatient antibiotic stewardship efforts—critical for understanding and improving prescribing practices—but it’s been difficult for outpatient clinics to do as it’s often time-consuming and resource intensive, especially for smaller health systems or practices.