Using antibiotic stewardship programs to curb resistance in fight against HAIs.
With the arrival of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's no-pay rules, The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals, and the ever-growing emphasis on quality improvement on patient care, prevention has become the name of the game. In this issue we show how participation in multiple quality improvement, automated data surveillance, and antibiotic stewardship programs has garnered successes for hospitals in terms of improving systems and in turn care and cost.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents