Increasing Guideline-Concordant Durations of Antibiotic Therapy for Acute Otitis Media.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the effectiveness of 2 interventions in improving prescribing of guideline-concordant durations of therapy for acute otitis media (AOM).

Study design

This was a quasi-experimental mixed methods analysis that compared a bundled quality improvement intervention consisting of individualized audit and feedback, education, and electronic health record (EHR) changes to an EHR-only intervention. The bundle was implemented in 3 pediatric clinics from January to August 2020 and an EHR-only intervention was implemented in 6 family medicine clinics. The primary outcome measure was prescription of an institutional guideline-concordant 5-day duration of therapy for children ≥2 years of age with uncomplicated AOM. Propensity score matching and differences-in-differenc

SUBMITTER: Frost HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8792957 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature