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Blog Post/PodcastAdding Resources to Improve Antibiotics Stewardship

Published 05.23.2023
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The new Additional Resources tab on our antibiotics stewardship webpage enhances the many free resources we offer that help health care professionals improve how they…

Blog Post/PodcastCOVID-19 Could Encourage Another Threat to Public Health

Published 05.19.2020
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The COVID Pandemic Could Encourage Another Threat to Public Health—How Can We Respond? For decades, public health agencies have sounded the alarm about the potential…

Blog Post/PodcastAntibiotics for Respiratory Conditions: Newly Revised Measure

Published 10.08.2021
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 Did you know? Nearly 269 million antibiotic prescriptions are dispensed annually in the United States. Nearly 30 percent of antibiotics prescribed in outpatient settings are…

Blog Post/PodcastAntibiotic Stewardship: NCQA Launches Program to Highlight High Performers

Published 11.22.2021
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Inappropriate antibiotic use is a long-standing public health issue. According to research from The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) and The Centers for Disease Control and…

Blog Post/PodcastGet Better at Managing Antibiotics

Published 08.09.2022
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Five free webinars in the next four weeks offer health plans and practices new tools to fight an old problem: antibiotic resistance. The Pew Charitable…

Blog Post/PodcastNew NCQA Website Highlights Responsible Antibiotic Use

Published 10.03.2022
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NCQA, with support from the Pew Charitable Trusts, has launched a program highlighting health plans that perform well on three HEDIS® antibiotic use measures. The…

Blog Post/PodcastGet Better at Managing Antibiotics: A New Web Guide

Published 10.18.2022
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A new website adds two key resources in the fight against antibiotic resistance: A How-To Toolkit: Webinars and written summaries outline best practices, emerging trends…

Blog Post/PodcastAntibiotic Awareness Week & Tools that Can Help

Published 11.15.2022
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As follow-up to our previous blog post about antibiotic resistance, we wanted to let you know November 18-24 is Antibiotic Awareness Week. Here’s why antibiotic…

Blog Post/PodcastJournal Article’s Lessons Go Beyond Its Topic

Published 01.26.2023
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The recent publication of a journal article about the HEDIS measure Antibiotic Utilization for Respiratory Conditions (AXR) prompted us to share some things about that…

Blog Post/PodcastGet Continuing Education Credits for FREE

Published 04.21.2023
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Would you like to earn up to five continuing education credits, at no cost? The NCQA Education Department offers five webinars about antibiotics stewardship on-demand…

Blog Post/PodcastThe HEDIS Value in Health Care

Published 08.01.2017
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More than 90% of health plans use HEDIS—the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set—to measure…