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AMS Working Session

Description


Current Wins for Core Elements

  • Prospective audit and feedback! Review each abx at hospital via handshake stewardship
  • Strong leadership and Med staff support
  • AMS presented at P&T and infection prevention quarterly meeting
  • Treatment guidelines based on InterMountain’s CAP, UTI, SSTI guidelines
  • AU and AUR reporting

Future Small Wins

  • Immediate small wins:
    • Next 3 months:
      • 2024 – 2025 project: duration of therapy inpatient and ED duration data and laceration and plans for review prescriptions sent out
      • UTI project focused don fluroquinolones for UTIs and saw improvement after educational intervention but numbers have crept back up
      • C. diff numbers higher than average

Core Elements

Accountability

Appointing a single leader responsible for program outcomes. Experience with successful programs show that a physician leader is effective.

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