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The Medicare Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative Will Spur Increased Patient Screening and Potentially Increased Antibiotic Use
Date:11/3/2008

d anti-MRSA therapies, most notably Cubist's Cubicin and Pfizer's Zyvox."

The report finds that, in the wake the Medicare HAC Initiative, infectious disease and critical specialists expect to rely more heavily on antibiotics in some form (e.g., prophylaxis, empiric use) to prevent and manage the treatment of hospital acquired infections. Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee members, however, expect greater emphasis on antibiotic oversight and cost-effectiveness.

Hospital Anti-Infectives: Insights on the Impact of Medicare Reforms, Formulary Inclusion, and Uptake of Novel Antibiotics and Antifungals is based on a U.S. survey of 50 infectious disease specialists, 51 critical care specialists, and 22 infectious disease specialists who are also Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee members of their hospital. Their responses were compared to assess similarities and differences of opinion regarding clinical, economic, and scientific factors.

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