{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Quantifying the Time to Administer Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy: A Missed Opportunity to Compensate for the Value of Infectious Diseases.
{Author}: Schranz AJ;Swartwood M;Ponder M;Boerneke R;Oosterwyk T;Perhac A;Farel CE;Kinlaw AC;
{Journal}: Clin Infect Dis
{Volume}: 79
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: 2024 Aug 16
{Factor}: 20.999
{DOI}: 10.1093/cid/ciae262
{Abstract}: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) relies on substantial uncompensated provider time. In this study of a large academic OPAT program, the median amount of unbilled OPAT management time was 27 minutes per week, per OPAT course. These data should inform benchmarks in pursuing novel payment approaches for OPAT.