AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, University of Chicago.

Improving antibiotic use is a strategy to reduce dangerous health care–associated infections. This website provides information associated with a large-scale improvement initiative. This project will use the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program improvement strategy to develop and test a bundle of interventions in the ambulatory care, long-term care, and acute care environments. Applications to participate are currently being accepted.

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