Commitment to Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of leaders in small rural hospitals committed to antibiotic stewardship
Numerator
Number of facilities committed o antibiotic stewardship efforts
Denominator
Number of facilities
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By type of commitment as per description
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Survey
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
National Healthcare Safety Network, Patient Safety Component - Annual Hospital Survey
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Survey www.cdc.gov/nhsn/forms/57.103pshospsurvblank.pdf (Question 43: Facility leadership has demonstrated commitment to antibiotic stewardship efforts by: (Check all that apply.)
(a) provide stewardship program leader(s) dedicated time to manage the program and conduct daily
stewardship interventions, (b) allocating resources (for example, IT support, traiing for stewardship team) to support antibiotic stewardship efforts, (c) having a senior executive that serves as a point of contact or “champion” to help ensure the program has resources and support to accomplish its mission, (d) presenting information on stewardship activities and outcomes to facility leadership and/or board at least annually, (e) ensuring the stewardship program has an opportunity to discuss resource needs with facility leadership and/or board at least annually, (f) communicating to staff about stewardship activities, via email, newsletters, events, or other avenues, (f) providing opportunities for hospital staff training and development on antibiotic stewardship, (g) providing a formal statement of support for antibiotic stewardship (for example, a written policy or statement approved by the board), (h) ensuring that staff from key support departments and groups (for example, IT and hospital medicine) are
contributing to stewardship activities.)