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Antibiotic Stewardship Program Yields Positive Results
A pediatric long-term care facility in New York initiated an antibiotic-stewardship program to regulate the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics.
Antibiotic resistance remains a persistent challenge, especially in hospitals, and results in about 23,000 deaths in the United States, according to the CDC. A pediatric long-term care facility in New York initiated an antibiotic-stewardship program to regulate the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics, with the aim was to reduce the risk of resistant infections in their highly vulnerable population.
Doctors at the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, conducted monthly audits of all antibiotics ordered from April to September 2014 and met regularly with physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and administrators to review the data and enlist staff support. The goal was to reduce prescriptions without a documented indication and also reduce the use of the topical antibiotic, mupirocin, in skin rashes and abrasions that were non-infectious.
The results of the study will be presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Dr Kathryn Lindley on Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Care Gaps and Training Initiatives
December 8th 2023Cardiologists need skills in risk assessment, contraception counseling, and hypertension management for pregnant patients, according to Kathryn Lindley, MD, FACC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Understanding the Unmet Need for Therapies to Treat Rare Bile Duct Cancer
May 24th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we bring you an excerpt of an interview with a co-chair of the 2022 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation (CCF) annual conference, held earlier this year, about the significant unmet therapy needs facing most patients with this rare cancer.
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What We’re Reading: RSV Vaccine Demand; Permanent Contraception; Drug Negotiation Impact
December 8th 2023The Biden administration recently met with manufacturers of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunizations to encourage them to increase access to the vaccine; since the Dobbs v Jackson decision, many patients have been seeking more permanent reproductive health care solutions; a Mathematica analysis showed that Medicare prescription drug price negotiations could have cut seniors’ out-of-pocket costs by nearly a quarter had the program been in effect in 2021.
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