Adapts the CDC’s Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs into practical opportunities to initiate or expand antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. It includes a companion checklist.
Provides guidance on practical strategies to implement antibiotic stewardship programs in small and critical access hospitals, based on discussions with staff in these care settings.
Provides a framework for implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in resource-limited health care settings, based on expert opinion and experiences in implementing these programs in the U.S. and globally.
Aims to increase Rhode Island health care providers’ awareness and understanding of cessation pharmacotherapy and counseling benefits covered under fee-for-service Medicaid and the state’s three Medicaid managed care plans.