A procedure for compliance with antibiotic use review standards.

The Owen Company identifies a quality assurance problem: poor compliance with the antibiotic use review (AUR) standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH). They give the reasons and describe a procedure for compliance. The procedure aims to simplify the review process and ensure compliance with AUR standards. It focuses on problems, uses approved criteria, and complies with the JCAH quality assurance requirements. To reduce the review time, it stresses time-management techniques. Since the procedure clarifies the AUR standards and the roles of physicians and pharmacists, The Owen Company includes it in its quality assurance and pharmacist education programs.