Impact of a multifaceted intervention including supportive care order sentence implementation on outpatient antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Compare the incidence of antibiotic prescribing for bronchitis and sinusitis before and after implementation of a multifaceted outpatient stewardship intervention.

Design

Retrospective, quasi-experimental study.

Setting

Three primary care clinics within a Michigan health system.

Patients

Age 3 months and older who were diagnosed with acute bronchitis or rhinosinusitis.

Intervention

Provider education paired with electronic health record order sentences for supportive care were implemented in September 2024. Patients diagnosed with bronchitis or sinusitis between October 2023 and January 2024 were included in the pre-intervention group (pre-ASP) while patients diagnosed between October 2024 and January 2025 were in the post-implementation group

SUBMITTER: Kiebach AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12451796 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature