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  • Infectious disease control
  • Rural health initiatives

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  • Critical access and rural hospitals face challenges in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs).
  • Existing healthcare infrastructures in these settings often hinder the development of robust antibiotic stewardship strategies.
  • Meeting regulatory standards, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) core elements, is a significant hurdle for rural facilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility of developing and sustaining antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in rural Vermont hospitals.
  • To guide critical access and community hospitals in meeting CDC core elements for antibiotic stewardship.
  • To demonstrate practical strategies for improving antimicrobial use in resource-limited healthcare settings.

Main Methods:

  • Collaborative assistance provided to six Vermont hospitals for ASP development.
  • Utilizing electronic medical records to extract and analyze antimicrobial usage data.
  • Designing and implementing targeted interventions to reduce the use of specific high-use antimicrobial agents, including fluoroquinolones.

Main Results:

  • Successful extraction of antimicrobial use data from electronic medical records in participating rural hospitals.
  • Development and implementation of effective interventions leading to decreased use of targeted antimicrobial agents.
  • Establishment of sustained antimicrobial stewardship programs that meet the CDC's core elements within a two-year timeframe.

Conclusions:

  • Rural hospitals can successfully develop and sustain antimicrobial stewardship programs.
  • Data extraction from electronic medical records is a viable method for monitoring antibiotic use in rural settings.
  • Targeted interventions are effective in optimizing antimicrobial prescribing practices in critical access hospitals.