y r a r b i L e r u Metrics in antibiotic stewardship: t c e structure, processL and orutcomes o e h n t u i l n a O y b D © I M C Jeroen Schouten S E Internist-intensivist, CWZ Nijmegen IQ Healthcare, Radboudumc y r a Importance of metrics? r b i L e r u t • Quality assurance; monitor the effecct of an (Antibiotic e Stewardship) intervention L r o e h n t u • Continual improvementi in clinical care (PDSA) l n a O y b D • Comparisons © I M – Intrahospital (units, services) C – Interhospital (benchmarking) S E • Justify cost of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) y r a Quality of antibiotic use r b i L e r u t c e L r o e h n t u i l n a O y b D © I M C S What defines ‘appropriate antibiotic use’? E and how can you measure it? y r a Is Quality measurable? r b i L e r u t c e L r o e h n t u i l n a O y b D © I M C S E y r a Quality is measurable! r b i L e r u t c e L r o e h n t u i l n a O y b D © I M C S E y r Quality of hospital care: measuraable? r b i L e r u t c e L r o e h n t u i l n a O y b D © I M C S E y r a What do I want to measure? r b i L e r u t c e Definition Quality Indicator: L r o e h n t u i A measurable elemenlt of practice performance for which there n a O is evidence or consensus thayt it can be used to assess the b D quality, and hence chan ge the quality of care provided … © I M C S Lawrence, 1997 E y r a What do I want to measure? r b i L e r • Different types of indicators u t c – process e L r – outcome o e h n t – structure u i l n a O y b • Use is dependDent on sta keholder: doctors, Health Care © I M Insurance and Inspectorate, patient organisations etc (QI C project, performance, control,…) S E y r a What do I want to measure? r b i L e r u • 1. Validity t c – Scientific evidence e L r o – Consensus e h – Systematic procnedure t u i l n a O y • 2. Validity not enougbh: indicator should be applicable in D practice © I M – Feasibility C S – Reliability E – Opportunity for improvement – Case-mix stability Campbell, BMJ, 2003; Rubin, Int J Qual Health Care, 2001 y r a How to develop QI’s? r b i L e r u t c e L r o e h n t u i l n a O y b D © I M C S E
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