2022
The protocol of improving safe antibiotic prescribing in telehealth: A randomized trial
McCabe B, Linder J, Doctor J, Friedberg M, Fox C, Goldstein N, Knight T, Kaiser K, Tibbels J, Haenchen S, Persell S, Warberg R, Meeker D. The protocol of improving safe antibiotic prescribing in telehealth: A randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2022, 119: 106834. PMID: 35724841, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescribing ratesAntibiotic prescribingPrescribing ratesRandomized quality improvement trialAntibiotic stewardship interventionsInappropriate antibiotic prescriptionsUrgent care visitsPrevious randomized trialsPrimary care clinicsQuality improvement trialEffective antibiotic useElectronic health recordsARI visitsInappropriate prescribingAntibiotic prescriptionsCare visitsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRespiratory infectionsCare clinicsRandomized trialsStewardship interventionsAntibiotic use
2018
Behavioral Economics Interventions to Improve Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections: a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Gong C, Zangwill K, Hay J, Meeker D, Doctor J. Behavioral Economics Interventions to Improve Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections: a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 34: 846-854. PMID: 29740788, PMCID: PMC6544688, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4467-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsQuality-adjusted life yearsInappropriate antibiotic prescriptionsAntibiotic prescriptionsBehavioral economic interventionsElectronic health recordsAntibiotic prescribingRespiratory infectionsProvider educationAccountable justificationSymptoms of ARIComputerized clinical decision supportIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioOutpatient antibiotic prescribingInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAssociated adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationTotal quality-adjusted life yearsHigher quality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness ratioCDC surveillance dataPatients' electronic health recordsCost-effectiveness analysisUS societal perspectiveAdverse events