MinuteClinic, CDC partner to combat antibiotic resistance
In an effort to combat the overprescription of antibiotics, CVS Health’s MinuteClinic division is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support antibiotic stewardship efforts.
The partnership is part of the CDC’s Antimicrobial Resistance, or AMR Challenge, a yearlong effort to accelerate the fight against antimicrobial resistance across the globe. The AMR Challenge is a way for governments, private industries and nongovernmental organizations worldwide to make formal commitments that further the progress against antimicrobial resistance.
MinuteClinic, which has more than 1,100 clinics across 33 states and the District of Columbia, will advance its ongoing efforts to educate patients about the appropriate use of antibiotics and support its more than 3,000 providers with the tools necessary to be antimicrobial stewardship leaders.
Antibiotic prescribing will continue to be a key component of MinuteClinic’s clinical quality review process, which includes safety reviews, ongoing performance measurement and national benchmarking.
MinuteClinic will continue to provide evidence-based and high-quality care of infectious diseases. Antibiotic prescribing decisions will be supported by rigorous guidelines developed using clinical algorithms from such leading professional societies and organizations as the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Practice.
The partnership is part of the CDC’s Antimicrobial Resistance, or AMR Challenge, a yearlong effort to accelerate the fight against antimicrobial resistance across the globe. The AMR Challenge is a way for governments, private industries and nongovernmental organizations worldwide to make formal commitments that further the progress against antimicrobial resistance.
MinuteClinic, which has more than 1,100 clinics across 33 states and the District of Columbia, will advance its ongoing efforts to educate patients about the appropriate use of antibiotics and support its more than 3,000 providers with the tools necessary to be antimicrobial stewardship leaders.
Antibiotic prescribing will continue to be a key component of MinuteClinic’s clinical quality review process, which includes safety reviews, ongoing performance measurement and national benchmarking.
MinuteClinic will continue to provide evidence-based and high-quality care of infectious diseases. Antibiotic prescribing decisions will be supported by rigorous guidelines developed using clinical algorithms from such leading professional societies and organizations as the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Practice.