Antibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotic Start Reporting Program
Antibiotic Tracking is a CDC Core Element of Antibiotic Stewardship. In 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) developed the antibiotic start reporting program to help long-term care facilities assess their antibiotic use.
In return for entering monthly antibiotic start data, participating long-term care facilities will receive quarterly benchmarking reports that show how your facility's antibiotic start rates compare with those of other reporting facilities.
Any long-term care facility in Massachusetts can begin reporting monthly antibiotic start data to MDPH at any time here.
Learn from Antimicrobial Stewardship Experts
MDPH partners with antimicrobial stewardship experts from Tufts Medical Center to enhance antimicrobial stewardship support and activities in our long-term care facilities.
Drs. Shira Doron, Gabriela Andujar Vazquez, Kap Sum Foong, and Maureen Campion of Tufts Medical Center share their experience as leaders of a successful program recognized as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.