Show me the money: long-term financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program

The financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in operation for more than 11 years was determined by calculating the reduction in antimicrobial expenditures minus program labor costs. Depending on the method of inflation adjustment used, the program was associated with average cost sav...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 398
Main Authors Beardsley, James R, Williamson, John C, Johnson, James W, Luther, Vera P, Wrenn, Rebekah H, Ohl, Christopher C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2012
Subjects
Academic Medical Centers - economics
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Academic Medical Centers - statistics & numerical data
Anti-Infective Agents - economics
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Cost Savings - methods
Cost Savings - statistics & numerical data
Costs and Cost Analysis
Drug Costs - statistics & numerical data
Drug Utilization Review - economics
Humans
North Carolina
Program Evaluation
North Carolina
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Summary:The financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in operation for more than 11 years was determined by calculating the reduction in antimicrobial expenditures minus program labor costs. Depending on the method of inflation adjustment used, the program was associated with average cost savings of $920,070 to $2,064,441 per year.
ISSN:1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/664922