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

www.cdc.gov/nhsn/forms/57.103pshospsurvblank.pdf

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools

Survey www.cdc.gov/nhsn/forms/57.103pshospsurvblank.pdf (Question 50: Our stewardship team provides the following antibiotic use reports to prescribers, at least annually

Yes or No)

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
23 July 2025