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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedChiotos K, Rock C, Schweizer ML
Current infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices: a survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN).
This survey compares results with a similar 2013 survey that characterizes contemporary infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices across 64 healthcare facilities. There was decreased frequency of active surveillance for MRSA, frequent active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and increased support for antibiotic stewardship programs.
AHRQ-funded; HS026393.
Citation: Chiotos K, Rock C, Schweizer ML .
Current infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices: a survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN).
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Sep;40(9):1046-49. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.172.
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Keywords: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antibiotics, Medication, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Practice Patterns
Gong CL, Zangwill KM, Hay JW
Behavioral economics interventions to improve outpatient antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Researchers sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of three behavioral economic interventions designed to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Provider education on guidelines for the appropriate ARI treatment is compared with suggested alternatives, which use computerized clinical decision support to suggest non-antibiotic treatment choices; accountable justification, which mandates free-text justification into the patient's electronic health record when antibiotics are prescribed; and peer comparison. The authors concluded that behavioral economics interventions can be cost-effective strategies for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions by reducing healthcare resource utilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS019913.
Citation: Gong CL, Zangwill KM, Hay JW .
Behavioral economics interventions to improve outpatient antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
J Gen Intern Med 2019 Jun;34(6):846-54. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4467-x..
Keywords: Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Medication, Practice Patterns, Healthcare Costs, Respiratory Conditions