Based on policy review, interview, and record review, the provider failed to develop and implement an effective antibiotic stewardship program to monitor for appropriate antibiotic use according to the provider's policy.Findings include:1. Review of the providers 2024 Antibiotic Stewardship Program policy revealed:* It is the policy of this facility to implement an Antibiotic Stewardship Program as part of the facility's overall infection prevention and control program. The purpose of the program is to optimize the treatment of infections while reducing the adverse events associated with antibiotic use.* The program includes antibiotic use protocols and a system to monitor antibiotic use.-a. Antibiotic use protocols:--i. …
F881 citations in South Dakota
Antibiotic stewardship · Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Dakota cites F881 more often than its own record predicts
1.05 times the share F881 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2025, this is the portion that was F881.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Dakota surveyors wrote
F881 findings written in South Dakota, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of South Dakota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.22% | 0.50× |
| 2025 | 0.50% | 1.05× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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