Opportunity for Participation: Safety Program for Telemedicine – Improving Antibiotic Use

Have you adapted your antibiotic prescribing approach for Telemedicine? Please consider joining the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHQR) Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use.

This no-cost, cutting-edge program, to improve patient safety and antibiotic use in telemedicine is designed for:

• Primary care
• Urgent care
• Direct to consumer practitioners

Benefits of participation:

• Learn evidence-based strategies from nationally renowned experts in telemedicine diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing
• Ear CEU/CME and ABIM MOC points
• Improve efficiency and patient satisfaction with antibiotic prescribing in your practice with scripting for live and patient portal interactions
• Perform better on antibiotic-related quality measures (HEDIS, MIPS)
• Practices participating in a prior similar program saw a 9% decrease in antibiotic prescribing overall and a 15% decrease for acute respiratory infections

Learn More

AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine

Join an information webinar to learn more:

• Thursday, February 8, 8 – 8:30 a.m. ET
• Tuesday, February 20, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 12, 5 – 5:30 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, March 19, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET
• Thursday, April 11, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, April 23, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET
• Tuesday, May 7, 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. ET
• Thursday, May 9, 9:00 -9:30 a.m. ET
• Tuesday, May 21, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET

Still have questions? Please send an email to safetyprogram4telemedicine@norc.org