title: Show me the money: long-term financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program.
abstract: The financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in operation for more than 11 years was determined by calculating the reduction in antimicrobial expenditures minus program labor costs. Depending on the method of inflation adjustment used, the program was associated with average cost savings of $920,070 to $2,064,441 per year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27410, USA. jbeardsl@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beardsley
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Vera P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: Rebekah H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wrenn
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ohl
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D015397:Program Evaluation
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents