Quality improvement initiative to reduce URI-associated antibiotic prescriptions among adult primary care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite evidence that most upper respiratory infections (URIs) are due to viruses, antibiotics are frequently prescribed for this indication in the outpatient setting. Antibiotic stewardship strategies are needed to reduce adverse patient outcomes and staggering healthcare costs due to resistant infections that ensue from inappropriate prescriptions.

Objective

To determine if individual provider scorecards detailing antibiotic prescribing rates paired with educational resources reduce inappropriate antibiotic use for URIs in the outpatient primary care setting.

Design, setting and participants

This quality improvement project investigated the number of URI-coded office visits in the primary care setting over three consecutive influenza seasons, which result

SUBMITTER: Sathe N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature