The percentage of patients who were discharged with an antibiotic prescription was at its highest level during the first year of the study period, with 24% in 2013, and dropped to 20% in 2016, the ...

Antibiotic stewardship programs at VA facilities: 6 things to know Antibiotic stewardship program implementation varies significantly across Veterans Affairs facilities in the U.S., but a new study in ...

Antibiotic stewardship is a key component of infection prevention, and may be quite challenging as antibiotic stewardship varies across the continuum of care, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, owner of ...

An antibiotic stewardship program was associated with a 50% reduction in antibiotic prescribing at clinical visits, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Network Open.

The antibiotic stewardship program at Blount Memorial Hospital is in its 14th year and was the first formal program of its kind in this area. Antibiotic stewardship ensures a patient receives the best ...

The threat of increased incidence of antibiotic-resistant strains is well understood in the healthcare industry, creating urgency to combat antimicrobial resistance on the local, regional and national ...

Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare have conducted a first-of-its-kind survey to identify and stratify antimicrobial stewardship programs into four different groups—a first step toward studying ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After initiating the antibiotic stewardship bundle, the prescribing rate decreased from 21.7% to 11.2%. Repeat ...

Overuse of antibiotic prescriptions for patients with upper respiratory illnesses at urgent care clinics in the United States has been an ongoing challenge, but a new study led by researchers at two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found five themes that inhibit proper antibiotic stewardship. The researchers suggest that a ...

WADENA — At its recent annual meeting, the Minnesota Hospital Association, Astera Health based in Wadena was an award recipient in the Quality and Safety Improvements category for its Antibiotic ...