Antibiotic Use Reports to Prescribers
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Service Delivery
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of facilities that provide antibiotic use reports to prescribers, at least annually.
Numerator
Number of facilities that provide antibiotic use reports to prescribers, at least annually.
Denominator
Number of facilities.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By individual, prescriber level reports or unit/service specific reports.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Survey.
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Survey.
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
National Healthcare Safety Network, Patient Safety Component - Annual Hospital Survey
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Question 50, www.cdc.gov/nhsn/forms/57.103pshospsurvblank.pdf
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025