Acute Care Hospital Toolkit | NLM

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Acute Care Hospital Toolkit

11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (AHRQ). Published: 11/2019. This toolkit to improve antibiotic use in acute care hospitals provides components that include an explanation of the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making and how to apply them in practice. It also includes presentations and tools to support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing encompassing three critical areas: Developing and improving an antibiotic stewardship program; creating a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing in a hospital; and learning and disseminating best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of common infectious disease syndromes. (Text)