Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Service Levels
Level 1: Educate
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Provide on-site or webinar education for staff as well as documentation to use for future trainings
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Telephone consultation to discuss appropriate audience for scheduled training & education session
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Face to Face or webinar training & education session
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Creating organization-specific materials to market planned webinars
Level 2: Review and Assess*
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General review of current anti-microbial stewardship efforts in place with summary of recommendations
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One day sampling of antibiotic use
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Assessment of compliance with regulatory requirements regarding anti-microbial stewardship program
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Meeting with organizational leadership to discuss current requirements and ROI of a stewardship program
- Addition 10 hours with MDs and 15 hours with Specialty Pharmacists
Level 3: Analyze*
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One time detailed review of organization’s antibiotic utilization in last 12 months and benchmarking of performance
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One time retrospective medical record review to identify largest opportunities for improvement in past 12 months
- 15 hours of MD time and 25 hours with Specialty Pharmacists
Level 4: Advise*
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Availability for weekly telephone or web conferences to discuss individual cases
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Quarterly record reviews to provide guidance on opportunities for improvement
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Quarterly progress reporting on antibiotic usage relative to benchmarks and financial impact to the organization
- Additional 204 hours with MDs and 52 hours Specialty Pharmacists annually
Level 5: Manage*
- Full implementation and oversight of organization’s antimicrobial stewardship program
- Policy/Procedure/Protocol development with clinical staff
- Daily availability for record reviews and discussions that can include patient specific recommendations
- Additional 208 hours with MD and 104 hours with Specialty Pharmacists annually
* Also includes all services before this level