HHS rolls out antibiotic stewardship phase of program targeting healthcare-associated infections

HHS rolls out antibiotic stewardship phase of program targeting healthcare-associated infections | FierceHealthcare:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services targets antibiotic resistance in the fourth phase of its Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs). The agency is seeking public comment on its proposal until Dec. 26, 2017.

HHS launched its HAI Action Plan in 2009 and complemented it with the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in 2015. In antibiotic stewardship, the aims of the two programs overlap.