Objectives

1. Describe the current efforts to improve quality of inpatient care by reducing over diagnosis of CAUTI through urine culture stewardship.
2. Describe the utility of laboratory test utilization bench marking for quality improvement to reduce cost and unnecessary care.
3. Recognize the impact units of measurement can have on the quality of healthcare.
4. Recognize the role of Premier's Service Line Analytics software for identifying opportunities for improving the quality of medication utilization.

Faculty

Vandita Johari, MD

Associate Professor: University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Chief, Clinical Pathology
Baystate Medical Center 

 Adam Pesaturo, Pharm D

Critical Care Pharmacist 
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.