A model for improving and assessing outpatient stewardship initiatives for acute respiratory infection. (26th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guzik, Joan; Kothari, Pooja; Sharp, Misha; Ostrowsky, Belinda; Patel, Gopi
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 10(2019)
• Page Start: 1198
• Page End: 1200
• Publication Date: 2019-07-26
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.206
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : Many hospitals have established inpatient antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs), but outpatient activities remain limited. In 2016, the United Hospital Fund (UHF), an independent nonprofit working to build a more effective healthcare system for every New Yorker, launched a 2-stage grant-funded initiative to evaluate outpatient antibiotic stewardship, focusing on adults with acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Conclusions from stage 1 included few outpatient antibiotic stewardship activities, variation in prescribing, macrolides as the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, and provider interest in improving prescribing. 1