2024
Peer Comparison or Guideline-Based Feedback and Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions
Wagner Z, Kirkegaard A, Mariano L, Doctor J, Yan X, Persell S, Goldstein N, Fox C, Brummett C, Romanelli R, Bouskill K, Martinez M, Zanocco K, Meeker D, Mudiganti S, Waljee J, Watkins K. Peer Comparison or Guideline-Based Feedback and Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e240077. PMID: 38488780, PMCID: PMC10943416, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidFeedbackFemaleHumansOpioid-Related DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrescriptionsConceptsCluster randomized clinical trialPeer comparison interventionOpioid prescribingEmail feedbackGuideline interventionComparison interventionIntervention periodHealth care delivery systemRandomized clinical trialsOpioid prescriptionsCare delivery systemPeer comparisonExcessive opioid prescribingSocial norm-based interventionsControl groupIntervention monthsMain OutcomesQuantity of opioidsClinical trialsDischarged patientsPeer surgeonsPrescribingOpioid misuseInterventionSurgical specialties
2016
Behavioral interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: a randomized pilot trial
Persell S, Doctor J, Friedberg M, Meeker D, Friesema E, Cooper A, Haryani A, Gregory D, Fox C, Goldstein N, Linder J. Behavioral interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: a randomized pilot trial. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 373. PMID: 27495917, PMCID: PMC4975897, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1715-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsBehaviorDecision MakingDecision Support Systems, ClinicalEducation, Medical, ContinuingFemaleHumansInappropriate PrescribingInterprofessional RelationsMaleMiddle AgedPharyngitisPhysicians, Primary CarePilot ProjectsPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrescriptionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsSinusitisConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescribingRespiratory infectionsDiagnosis/symptomsARI diagnosesBehavioral interventionsAntibiotic prescribing ratesRandomized pilot trialPre-intervention yearInappropriate prescribingPrescribing ratesCare cliniciansAccountable justificationPilot trialPrescribingIntervention yearPharyngitisInfectionFloor effectsSymptomsDiagnosisPeer comparisonInterventionHawthorne effect
2014
Nudging Physician Prescription Decisions by Partitioning the Order Set: Results of a Vignette-Based Study
Tannenbaum D, Doctor J, Persell S, Friedberg M, Meeker D, Friesema E, Goldstein N, Linder J, Fox C. Nudging Physician Prescription Decisions by Partitioning the Order Set: Results of a Vignette-Based Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 298-304. PMID: 25394536, PMCID: PMC4351289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3051-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEHR order setsPrimary care providersElectronic health recordsNarrow-spectrum antibioticsOrder setsTreatment menuTreatment choiceCare providersMain MeasuresThe main outcomeAggressive treatment optionsAcute respiratory infectionsPhysician prescription decisionsBroad-spectrum antibioticsRespiratory infectionsPrescribing practicesCounter medicationsTreatment optionsPrescription decisionsMAIN OUTCOMEPatient careTypical signsBackgroundHealthcare professionalsPrescription drugsProvider decisionsAggressive options