Participation Agreement Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) Project Part of the task of CMS’ quality improvement program in this arena will be to spread the principles of antibiotic stewardship among recruited outpatient settings at the point of care, where the antibiotics are being prescribed. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) have been working on antibiotic stewardship together in concert with work on preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and also have a strong history of working in communities to facilitate transitions of care. The goal of this project is to increase the number of outpatient settings that have incorporated all Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship. Benefits Expectations You will… You will… Receive education for outpatient settings on Agree to remain active in this initiative the fundamentals of Antibiotic Stewardship through July 2019 (AS) and the risks of misuse/overuse of Agree to publicly disclose participation in antibiotics in healthcare and food production this initiative Receive education on the Core Elements of Form an interdisciplinary team to incorporate Outpatient AS, education for patients on AS, all Core Elements of Outpatient AS into and antibiotics in healthcare and food practice production Identify a team sponsor and a day-to-day Gain experience in assessing and leader determining which Core Elements of AS are Participate in LAN events, other education in place and/or needed sessions, webinars, and conference Acquire tools to assess for and implement Share results, best practices, and lessons AS learned Have an opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary advisory team on AS Network with and learn from other experts in your state and the country working together on AS Participate in Learning and Action Network (LAN) activities that promote and spread best practices in AS in outpatient settings Checklist (Suggested) for Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Outpatient clinicians and healthcare facilities can take steps to implement antibiotic stewardship activities. Use this checklist as a baseline assessment of policies and practices which are in place. Then use the checklist to review progress in expanding stewardship activities on a regular basis (e.g., annually). Commitment
Participation Agreement Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) Project Part of the task of CMS’ quality improvement program in this arena will be to spread the principles of antibiotic stewardship among recruited outpatient settings at the point of care, where the antibiotics are being prescribed. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) have been working on antibiotic stewardship together in concert with work on preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and also have a strong history of working in communities to facilitate transitions of care. The goal of this project is to increase the number of outpatient settings that have incorporated all Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship. Benefits Expectations You will… You will… Receive education for outpatient settings on the fundamentals of Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) and the risks of misuse/overuse of antibiotics in healthcare and food production Receive education on the Core Elements of Outpatient AS, education for patients on AS, and antibiotics in healthcare and food production Gain experience in assessing and determining which Core Elements of AS are in place and/or needed Acquire tools to assess for and implement AS Have an opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary advisory team on AS Network with and learn from other experts in your state and the country working together on AS Participate in Learning and Action Network (LAN) activities that promote and spread best practices in AS in outpatient settings Agree to remain active in this initiative through July 2019 Agree to publicly disclose participation in this initiative Form an interdisciplinary team to incorporate all Core Elements of Outpatient AS into practice Identify a team sponsor and a day-to-day leader Participate in LAN events, other education sessions, webinars, and conference Share results, best practices, and lessons learned Checklist (Suggested) for Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Outpatient clinicians and healthcare facilities can take steps to implement antibiotic stewardship activities. Use this checklist as a baseline assessment of policies and practices which are in place. Then use the checklist to review progress in expanding stewardship activities on a regular basis (e.g., annually). Commitment