TY - JOUR
T1 - Template for an Antibiotic Stewardship Policy for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings
AU - on behalf of the
AU - Infection Advisory Committee for AMDA—The Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
AU - Jump, Robin L.P.
AU - Gaur, Swati
AU - Katz, Morgan J.
AU - Crnich, Christopher J.
AU - Dumyati, Ghinwa
AU - Ashraf, Muhammad S.
AU - Frentzel, Elizabeth
AU - Schweon, Steven J.
AU - Sloane, Philip
AU - Nace, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - In response to a rising concern for multidrug resistance and Clostridium difficile infections, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) will require all long-term care (LTC) facilities to establish an antibiotic stewardship program by November 2017. Thus far, limited evidence describes implementation of antibiotic stewardship in LTC facilities, mostly in academic- or hospital-affiliated settings. To support compliance with CMS requirements and aid facilities in establishing a stewardship program, the Infection Advisory Committee at AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, has developed an antibiotic stewardship policy template tailored to the LTC setting. The intent of this policy, which can be adapted by individual facilities, is to help LTC facilities implement an antibiotic stewardship policy that will meet or exceed CMS requirements. We also briefly discuss implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in LTC settings, including a list of free resources to support those efforts.
AB - In response to a rising concern for multidrug resistance and Clostridium difficile infections, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) will require all long-term care (LTC) facilities to establish an antibiotic stewardship program by November 2017. Thus far, limited evidence describes implementation of antibiotic stewardship in LTC facilities, mostly in academic- or hospital-affiliated settings. To support compliance with CMS requirements and aid facilities in establishing a stewardship program, the Infection Advisory Committee at AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, has developed an antibiotic stewardship policy template tailored to the LTC setting. The intent of this policy, which can be adapted by individual facilities, is to help LTC facilities implement an antibiotic stewardship policy that will meet or exceed CMS requirements. We also briefly discuss implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in LTC settings, including a list of free resources to support those efforts.
KW - Antimicrobial stewardship
KW - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
KW - infection prevention and control
KW - nursing homes
KW - policy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.07.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.07.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 28935515
AN - SCOPUS:85029471540
SN - 1525-8610
VL - 18
SP - 913
EP - 920
JO - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
IS - 11
ER -