Longitudinal survey of antibiotic stewardship practices in Wisconsin nursing homes, before and after a policy change

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid mandated that nursing homes implement antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) by November 2017. We conducted surveys of Wisconsin nursing-home stewardship practices before and after this mandate. Our comparison of these surveys shows an overall increase in ASP im...

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Published in:Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2022-03, Vol.2 (1), p.e42-e42, Article e42
Main Authors: Balke, Alissa E., Griffin, Victoria L., Dohm, Diane, Ryther, Brenda J., McKinley, Linda L., Podzorski, Raymond P., Marciniak, Anna M., Crnich, Christopher J., Taylor, Lindsay N.
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Summary:The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid mandated that nursing homes implement antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) by November 2017. We conducted surveys of Wisconsin nursing-home stewardship practices before and after this mandate. Our comparison of these surveys shows an overall increase in ASP implementation efforts, but it also highlights areas for further improvement.
ISSN:2732-494X
2732-494X
DOI:10.1017/ash.2022.7