Description
Improve stewardship and appropriate antibiotic use.
What data needs to be collected to learn what’s going on. Whats the best way to collect data for ease of use and efficiency.
Improve communication with rotating providers (hospitalists) to manage/review abx use.
White Mountain
White Mountain_Baseline submissions
Core Elements
Education
Educating clinicians about resistance and optimal prescribing.
Reporting
Regular reporting information on antibiotic use and resistance to doctors, nurses and relevant staff.
Tracking
Monitoring antibiotic prescribing and resistance patterns.
PDSA Cycles
Progress on PDSA Cycle 1
Collect data. Team in place to do that.
Spring 2023
Collecting data on urine cultures from ED and if reflexing to protocols. Trends indicates bypassing of protocols but no documentation for that. Potential breakdown in procedures?
Trends indicates bypassing of protocols but no documentation for that. Potential breakdown in procedures?
Will look at data once it’s collected and reviewed.