%0 Journal Article
%T 1634. A 9-Point Risk Assessment for Patients Who Inject Drugs Requiring Intravenous Antibiotics May Allow Health Systems to Focus Inpatient Resources on Those at Greatest Risk of Ongoing Drug Use
%J Archive of "Open Forum Infectious Diseases".
%D 2018
%R 10.1093/ofid/ofy209.104
%X We implemented an Intravenous Antibiotics and Addiction Team (IVAT) intervention to identify hospitalized persons with a history of injection drug use (IDU) that are safe for discharge with IV antibiotics based on a 9-point risk assessment. IVAT has been shown to reduce average length of stay (ALOS) without increasing readmissions. We analyzed the cost savings of the IVAT to the health system
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252732/