Template for an Antibiotic Stewardship Policy for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings.

ABSTRACT: 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 impl

SUBMITTER: Jump RLP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839140 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature