Audit and Feedback Processes among Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network

Abstract

Optimal implementation of audit-and-feedback is an important part of advancing antimicrobial stewardship programs. Our survey demonstrated variability in how 61 programs approach audit-and-feedback. The median (interquartile range) number of recommendations per week was 9 (5-19) per 100 hospital-beds. A major perceived barrier to more comprehensive stewardship was lack of resources.