A model for improving and assessing outpatient stewardship initiatives for acute respiratory infection

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Oct;40(10):1198-1200. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.206. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Abstract

Many hospitals have established inpatient antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs), but outpatient activities remain limited. In 2016, the United Hospital Fund (UHF), an independent nonprofit working to build a more effective healthcare system for every New Yorker, launched a 2-stage grant-funded initiative to evaluate outpatient antibiotic stewardship, focusing on adults with acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Conclusions from stage 1 included few outpatient antibiotic stewardship activities, variation in prescribing, macrolides as the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, and provider interest in improving prescribing.1.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • New York
  • Outpatients
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents