Antibiotics save lives, but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. At least 80 million antibiotic prescriptions each year are unnecessary in...
According to the CDC, 20-50% of all antibiotics prescribed in U.S. acute care hospitals are either unnecessary or inappropriate. Like all medications, antibiotics have serious side effects, including adverse drug...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to update the requirements that hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid...