Abstract
The financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in operation for more than 11 years was determined by calculating the reduction in antimicrobial expenditures minus program labor costs. Depending on the method of inflation adjustment used, the program was associated with average cost savings of $920,070 to $2,064,441 per year.
MeSH terms
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Academic Medical Centers / economics
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Academic Medical Centers / organization & administration
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Academic Medical Centers / statistics & numerical data
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Anti-Infective Agents / economics*
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Cost Savings / methods*
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Cost Savings / statistics & numerical data
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Costs and Cost Analysis
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Drug Costs / statistics & numerical data*
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Drug Utilization Review / economics*
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Humans
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North Carolina
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Program Evaluation