TeleStewardship services in combination with rapid blood pathogen detection increased antimicrobial stewardship interventions and improved compliance with Joint Commission Standards

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
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Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have documented reduced hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection rates, reduced hospital-acquired infections, and decreased hospital costs. Although The Joint Commission requires that all hospitals have ASPs, almost 60% of US hospitals have ASPs that don’t meet all seven of the CDC’s core elements.

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