Antibiotics can have serious adverse effects including Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), organ dysfunction, allergic reactions, and the development of antibiotic resistance on both a patient level and population level. This project will assist acute care, long-term care and ambulatory care settings across the United States in adopting and implementing antibiotic stewardship programs, which are coordinated efforts to improve the use of antibiotics by promoting the selection of the optimal antibiotic regimen, dose, route of administration, and duration of therapy.
More specifically, this project has the following goals:
⢠Identify best practices in the delivery of antibiotic stewardship in the acute care, long-term care and ambulatory care settings
⢠Adapt the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) model to enhance antibiotic stewardship efforts in the health care settings
⢠Assess the adoption of CUSP for antibiotic stewardship and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in the participating health care systems
⢠Develop a bundle of technical and adaptive interventions and associated tools and educational materials designed to support enhanced antibiotic stewardship efforts
⢠Provide technical assistance and training to health care organizations nationwide, using a phased approach, to implement effective antibiotic stewardship programs and interventions
⢠Improve communication and teamwork between health care workers surrounding antibiotic decision-making
⢠Improve communication between health care workers and patients/families surrounding antibiotic decision-making
US Code:
42 USC 299
Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
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