Overcoming challenges to removing inappropriate penicillin allergy labels: A quality improvement report

Abstract

Over 3 months, we provided monthly education to internal medicine residents and distributed resources regarding penicillin-allergy history taking. Allergy information in the electronic record was updated more often during the intervention compared to the period before the intervention (16.1% vs 10.9%; P = .02). Education and interdepartmental collaboration have the potential to affect provider behavior.

Keywords

• Penicillin allergy
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Quality Improvement