An estimated 15% of the nation’s hospitals have not met the impending Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions of participation to implement an effective antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) by March 30, 2020, according to the CDC.
While pharmacists and other stakeholders mobilize to close that compliance gap, antibiotic resistance—and its effects—continues to grow. According to the CDC, in 2016, at least 2 million Americans were infected