Variation in Measures of Antimicrobial Use Across 4 Nursing Homes in Atlanta, GA, 2019

Although antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) are now required in nursing homes (NHs), assimilating and responding to data to improve prescribing in nursing homes is novel. Four Atlanta-based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) began collaborating (EASIL: Emory Antibiotic Stewardship in Long Term Care) to share standardized prescribing data to allow interfacility comparisons and action.