The Joint Commission’s new Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard goes into effect today. The new Medication Management standard (MM.09.01.01) addresses antimicrobial stewardship for hospitals, critical access hospitals, nursing care centers and other health care providers.
It is well known that misuse and overuse of antibiotics is contributing to a critical stage of antimicrobial resistance, the Joint Commission said. Between 20%–50% of all antibiotics prescribed in