Pennsylvania Coalition to Save Antibiotic Strength (PaCSAS)
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PaCSAS members |
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Health plans
- Aetna
- Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Capital Blue Cross
- Gateway Health Plan
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Highmark Blue Shield
- Independence Blue Cross
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan
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Physician and health care organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics—PA Chapter
- American College of Physicians—PA Chapter
- Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH)
- The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
- Pennsylvania Academy of Family Clinicians
- Pennsylvania Medical Society
- Pennsylvania Medical Society Alliance
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
- Quality Insights of Pennsylvania
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Contact PaCSAS
777 East Park Drive
PO Box 8820
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8820
(800) 228-7823, Ext. 1231
counterdetails@pamedsoc.org |
The Pennsylvania Coalition to Save Antibiotic Strength (PaCSAS), organized in 2002 by the Pennsylvania Medical Society, Pennsylvania health plans and other health care organizations, helps educate Pennsylvanians about the appropriate use of antibiotics and the dangers of antibiotic resistance.
Partnering with the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Save Antibiotic Strength initiative, PaCSAS provides physicians and patients with educational materials and programs on using antibiotics wisely.
Highlights of PaCSAS activities To date, some of the Coalition's activities include:
- Collecting approximately $86,500 from participating organizations to support the campaign.
- Publishing a special antibiotic resistance issue of Counter Details and offering continuing medical education (CME) credits.
- Distributing free patient education materials to thousands of physicians, CRNPs, PAs, licensed day care centers/nursery schools, and school nurses throughout the state.
- Implementing a multi-media campaign to emphasize the health risks of overutilization of antibiotics and to reinforce the message with the lay public that antibiotics are not necessary for viral illnesses.
Additional resources from CAQH: Information is also available by calling (888) WISE USE or on CAQH's website:
Last Updated: 1/18/2008