Utilizing Behavioral Science to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Rural Urgent Care Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotic-inappropriate prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) is 45% among urgent care centers (UCCs) in the United States. Locally in our UCCs, antibiotic-inappropriate prescribing for ARTI is higher-over 70%.

Methods

We used a quasi-experimental design to implement 3 behavioral interventions targeting antibiotic-inappropriate/non-guideline-concordant prescribing for ARTI at 3 high-volume rural UCCs and analyzed prescribing rates pre- and post-intervention. The 3 interventions were (1) staff/patient education, (2) public commitment, and (3) peer comparison. For peer comparison, providers were sent feedback emails with their prescribing data during the intervention period and a blinded ranking email comparing them with their peers. Providers w

SUBMITTER: Cummings PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341903 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature