[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 49906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18436]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 05005]


Use of Electronic Data To Improve Antimicrobial Use; Notice of 
Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award

A. Purpose

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement 
program to evaluate the use of electronically-initiated interventions 
associated to educational interventions to improve antimicrobial use in 
hospitals. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this 
program is 93.283.

B. Eligible Applicant

    Assistance will be provided only to the Cook County Bureau of 
Health Services, Hekoteon Institute. For the past five years (12/98 
thru 11/2004), the Cook County Bureau of Health Services has been 
awarded funds under Program Announcement 98039 entitled ``Programs to 
Prevent the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance: Chicago 
Antimicrobial Resistance Project (CARP).'' The CARP project has an 
existing computer-based surveillance system with the ability to merge 
patient-level pharmacy and lab (micro, renal function, etc.) data; an 
algorithm developed and tested to detect patient receiving potentially 
redundant antimicrobial therapy; the ability to electronically assess 
antibiotic use and antibiotic starts from date warehouse and data on 
redundant antimicrobial use. CARP also has data on about 1189 
inpatients: 192 received potentially redundant antibiotics; in 71 
percent, the use of redundant antibiotics was inappropriate. Following 
identification of inappropriate use, 98 percent of episodes were 
corrected by a clinical pharmacist. Further evaluation is critical to 
assess educational interventions that could be generalized to several 
healthcare facilities where a pharmacist is not available.

C. Funding

    Approximately $250,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award. 
It is expected that the award will begin on or before December, 2004, 
and will be made for an 18-month budget period within a project period 
of up to 18-months. Funding estimates may change.

D. Where To Obtain Additional Information

    For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact: 
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, telephone: 770-488-2700.
    For technical questions about this program, contact: Denise Cardo, 
M.D., Project Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention,National Center for Infectious Diseases,1600 Clifton Road, 
NE.,Mailstop A-07,Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone: 404-498-1160, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 6, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-18436 Filed 8-11-04; 8:45 am]
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