Implementation Resources for Outpatient Facilities
Commitment
Action for Policy and Practice
- Watchful Waiting for Ear Infections – 8.5×11 (Print Only) [PDF – 2 pages]
- Delayed Prescribing Prescription Pads – 4.5 x 5.5 [PDF – 1 page]
- Delayed Prescribing Prescription Pads – 8.5 x 11 [PDF – 1 page]
- Symptom Relief Prescription Pads – 4.5 x 5.5 [PDF – 1 page]
- Symptom Relief Prescription Pads – 8.5 x 11 [PDF – 1 page]
- Adult Outpatient Treatment Recommendations
- Pediatric Outpatient Treatment Recommendations
Tracking and Reporting
- Resources for Health Departments
- Resources for Health Plans
- Fact Sheet: Improving outpatient antibiotic use through audit and feedback [PDF – 2 pages]
- Example Letter: Providing feedback on quality measure performance for the 2019 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Measure Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Adults with Acute Bronchitis [PDF – 2 pages]
- Example Letter: Providing feedback on quality measure performance for the 2020 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Measure Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis [PDF – 2 pages]
- Measurement and Evaluation Approaches to Improve Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing [PDF – 10 pages]
Education and Expertise
- NEW Community Pharmacy Posters
- CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship
- Improving Antibiotic Use [PDF – 2 pages]
- Viruses or Bacteria—What’s got you sick? [PDF – 1 Page]
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer [PDF – 2 pages]