{"id":1937,"date":"2017-05-10T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2017-06-09T08:12:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T14:12:28","slug":"outpatient-antibiotic-stewardship-core-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/outpatient-antibiotic-stewardship-core-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05.10.2017-CDC-Core-Elements-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05.10.2017-CDC-Core-Elements-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05.10.2017-CDC-Core-Elements-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05.10.2017-CDC-Core-Elements-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05.10.2017-CDC-Core-Elements.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements<\/h1>\n<h5>May 10, 2017<\/h5>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the core elements required for both inpatient and outpatient antibiotic (or antimicrobial) stewardship programs.  This post will address the elements for outpatient facilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CDC Summary of Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commitment: Demonstrate dedication to and accountability for optimizing antibiotic prescribing and patient safety.<\/li>\n<li>Action for policy and practice: Implement at least one policy or practice to improve antibiotic prescribing, assess whether it is working, and modify as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Tracking and reporting:  Monitor antibiotic prescribing practices and offer regular feedback to clinicians, or have clinicians assess their own antibiotic prescribing practices themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Education and expertise:  Provide educational resources to clinicians and patients on antibiotic prescribing, and ensure access to needed expertise on optimizing antibiotic prescribing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To get started, you can use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/getsmart\/community\/pdfs\/16_268900-a_coreelementsoutpatient_check_1_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">CDC ASP checklist for clinicians<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/getsmart\/community\/pdfs\/16_268900-a_coreelementsoutpatient_check_2_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this CDC ASP checklist for outpatient facilities<\/a> to help determine where your organization currently stands on antimicrobial stewardship and help you create a plan for your facility.<\/p>\n<p>You can also join our monthly Jump Start Stewardship webinars to help you through the process.  See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/resources\/abs-collaborative-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montana ABS Collaborative resources webpage<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or run into issues with your antimicrobial stewardship program implementation and would like help, please use the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below, or email <a href=\"mailto:pkosednar@mpqhf.org?subject=ABS%20Blog%20Website\" target=\"_blank\">Patty Kosednar<\/a> directly with your questions or comments.  We will have one of our subject matter experts get back to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resource Links:  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/resources\/abs-collaborative-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">MT ABS Collaborative Resources Page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/getsmart\/healthcare\/implementation\/core-elements.html\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Inpatient ASP Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/getsmart\/community\/improving-prescribing\/outpatient-stewardship.html\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Outpatient ASP Website<\/a>  <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Montana Antimicrobial Stewardship (ABS) Collaborative Blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cRbam9\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#385173;border-color:#2d415c;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#74869d;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #f4f4f4\"> Subscribe<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"boxzero\">\n<section id=\"boxone\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See a list of upcoming webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/upcoming-webinars\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See a list of upcoming webinars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"boxtwo\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>Check out any webinars you missed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/webinar-materials\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">Check out any webinars you missed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside id=\"boxthree\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See our ABS resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/resources\/abs-collaborative-resources\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See our ABS resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements May 10, 2017 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the core elements required for both inpatient and outpatient antibiotic (or antimicrobial) stewardship programs. 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