Expanding Antimicrobial Stewardship Through Quality Improvement
Jessina C. McGregor, Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Katie J. Suda
Abstract
Quality improvement, the systematic process to improve health care delivery, has become ubiquitous in health care. Quality improvement focuses on a modest concept: that we all have room for improvement as clinicians and health systems. The quality improvement literature emphasizes the use of simple interventions, such as checklists and performance reports, to improve health care.
Topics & Concepts
Antimicrobial stewardshipAntibiotic StewardshipQuality managementAntibioticsStewardship (theology)MedicineIntensive care medicineQuality (philosophy)AntimicrobialBusinessAntibiotic resistanceMicrobiologyOperations managementEngineeringBiologyPolitical scienceManagement systemPoliticsPhilosophyLawEpistemologyAntibiotic Use and ResistanceBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare