Part of the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP), within the Patient Safety/Inpatient domain, the Antibiotic Stewardship measure assesses the core elements of hospital antibiotic stewardship programs: leadership, accountability, drug expertise, action, tracking, reporting, and education.
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
Annually - March 1
Hospital tracks information and reports to CMS by answering questions on the Patient Safety Component Annual Hospital Survey on the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) website.
Becky Bayley, MBA
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Nevada Rural Hospital Partners
4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite I-209
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 827-4770
or
Laima Etchegoyhen, MPH
Outreach and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Nevada Flex Program Coordinator
Office of Statewide Initiatives
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
604 West Moana Lane, MS 3150
Reno, Nevada 89509
work-phone: 775-682-8471
cell-phone: 775-338-9841
website:Â https://med.unr.edu/statewide
Potential loss of grant funding for not meeting eligibility requirements.
Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
