Use of electronic pharmacy transaction data and website development to assess antibiotic use in nursing homes

Abstract Background In 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required all long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, to have an antibiotic stewardship program. Many nursing homes lack the resources, expertise, or infrastructure to track and analyze antibiotic use measures. He...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Main Authors:	Sunah Song, Brigid M. Wilson, Joseph Marek, Robin L. P. Jump
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-05-01
Subjects:	Nursing home Antimicrobial stewardship Antibiotic stewardship Fluoroquinolones
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01509-7

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