PMID: 29782756Mar 1, 2017Paper

CDC, TJC Urge Providers To Up Their Game on Antibiotic Stewardship

ED Management : the Monthly Update on Emergency Department Management
Arjun Srinivasan, Todd Vento

Abstract

With data showing continued increases in the use of antibiotics, even in cases in which such prescribing is unnecessary and ill-advised, both the CDC and TJC are pushing initiatives aimed at improving antibiotic stewardship. The initiatives stress the importance of patient and provider education, the tracking of antibiotic use and resistance, and the need for top-level support. Although smaller hospitals face challenges in meeting the new standards, some health systems are getting around the problem through the use of telemedicine. The CDC is pushing hospitals to implement seven core elements that the agency maintains are critical to an effective antibiotic stewardship program. TJC has established a new standard requiring all hospitals to create antibiotic stewardship programs that are steered by a multidisciplinary team. Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City is helping smaller hospitals in its network meet these new TJC and CDC directives by supplying support and expertise via telemedicine. The telehealth program also enables both emergency and inpatient providers to access infectious disease expertise when patients present with issues of concern.

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Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to the continued successful use of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bacterial infections.

Antimicrobial Resistance (ASM)

Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to the continued successful use of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bacterial infections.

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