Longitudinal survey of antibiotic stewardship practices in Wisconsin nursing homes, before and after a policy change

Alissa E. Balke; Victoria L. Griffin; Diane Dohm; Brenda J. Ryther; Linda L. McKinley; Raymond P. Podzorski; Anna M. Marciniak; Christopher J. Crnich; Lindsay N. Taylor

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.7

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Longitudinal survey of antibiotic stewardship practices in Wisconsin nursing homes, before and after a policy change

Alissa E. Balke,
Victoria L. Griffin,
Diane Dohm,
Brenda J. Ryther,
Linda L. McKinley,
Raymond P. Podzorski,
Anna M. Marciniak,
Christopher J. Crnich,
Lindsay N. Taylor

Affiliations

Alissa E. Balke: School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Victoria L. Griffin: Division of Quality Assurance, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Diane Dohm: Superior Health Quality Alliance, MetaStar, Madison, Wisconsin
Brenda J. Ryther: School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Linda L. McKinley: ORCiD; William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
Raymond P. Podzorski: Microbiology Department, St Mary’s Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
Anna M. Marciniak: Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin
Christopher J. Crnich: ORCiD; William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Lindsay N. Taylor: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid mandated that nursing homes implement antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) by November 2017. We conducted surveys of Wisconsin nursing-home stewardship practices before and after this mandate. Our comparison of these surveys shows an overall increase in ASP implementation efforts, but it also highlights areas for further improvement.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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