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Banner Health Initiative Reduces Surgical Site Infections
The performance improvement effort was implemented at every one of the health system's hospitals.
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Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative at Urgent Care Clinics Cuts Prescribing by 15%
The overuse of antibiotics has been linked to antibiotic resistance and antibiotic-associated adverse effects.
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Antibiotic Resistance Impacted by Patient Age and Care Setting, Study Finds
Researchers examined data from 166 facilities from 2012 to 2017.
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Most Clinicians Prescribe Antibiotics Inappropriately for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
A new study found that nearly three-quarters of primary care clinicians would prescribe antibiotics for bacteria in urine against established...
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Antibiotics Market 'Fragile and Failing,' Report Says
Global death toll from antibiotic resistant infections expected to accelerate through 2050.
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Children's Hospitals Are Partly to Blame as Superbugs Increasingly Attack Kids
A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that 1 in 4 children given antibiotics in U.S. children's hospitals are...
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CMS Expands Access for COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
Medicare will not pay for the monoclonal antibody products that providers receive for free but will reimburse providers for the...
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Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2020
Missed and delayed diagnoses lead patient safety list developed by the ECRI Institute.
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Rapid Sepsis Testing Generates Value-Based Care Gains at AHN
Rapid sepsis testing benefits patients, lowers cost of care, and boosts antibiotic stewardship.
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Intermountain, CDC Develop 4-Part Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative for Urgent Care
The CDC awarded a $1.8 million contract to Intermountain and the University of Utah to improve antibiotic stewardship at urgent...
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CDC Increases Estimate of Deaths Linked to Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists 18 kinds of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi that pose urgent, serious, or...
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How to Implement Antibiotic Stewardship at Urgent Care Clinics
Gaining support for antibiotic stewardship in the urgent care setting involves commitment from top leadership down to the clinic staff...