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
2016
Prescriber preferences for behavioural economics interventions to improve treatment of acute respiratory infections: a discrete choice experiment
Gong C, Hay J, Meeker D, Doctor J. Prescriber preferences for behavioural economics interventions to improve treatment of acute respiratory infections: a discrete choice experiment. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e012739. PMID: 27660322, PMCID: PMC5051402, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscrete choice experimentBehavioral economic interventionsChoice experimentStated preferencesEconomic interventionsSuggested alternativesInappropriate antibiotic prescribingWTP estimatesNon-antibiotic treatment optionsPeer comparisonPerformance incentivesAntibiotic prescribingAccountable justificationPrescriber preferencePreferencesEffective interventionsActual behaviorAntibiotic prescribing ratesAcute respiratory infectionsPrimary care centersPrimary care providersIncentivesPrescribing ratesPayRespiratory infectionsBehavioral 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 effectCognitive reflection and antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections
Pineros D, Doctor J, Friedberg M, Meeker D, Linder J. Cognitive reflection and antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections. Family Practice 2016, 33: 309-311. PMID: 27006411, PMCID: PMC4931815, DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmw015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsAntibiotic prescribing ratesAntibiotic prescribingPrescribing ratesRespiratory infectionsCommon clinical decisionsPrescription of antibioticsElectronic health record dataPrimary care practicesHealth record dataCare practicesClinicians' tendenciesClinical decisionPrescribingRecord dataCliniciansInfectionAntibioticsHigher scoresScoresPsychological testsCareEffect of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Among Primary Care Practices: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Meeker D, Linder J, Fox C, Friedberg M, Persell S, Goldstein N, Knight T, Hay J, Doctor J. Effect of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Among Primary Care Practices: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016, 315: 562-570. PMID: 26864410, PMCID: PMC6689234, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory tract infectionsInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescribing ratesRespiratory tract infectionsPrimary care practicesAntibiotic prescribingPrescribing ratesTract infectionsAccountable justificationCare practicesBehavioral interventionsElectronic health recordsClinical trialsAntibiotic prescribing guidelinesElectronic order setsPatients' electronic health recordsAdult patientsPrescribing guidelinesAmbulatory visitsMonth 18Concomitant infectionNonantibiotic treatmentIntervention periodMonths preinterventionMAIN OUTCOME
2014
Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Meeker D, Knight T, Friedberg M, Linder J, Goldstein N, Fox C, Rothfeld A, Diaz G, Doctor J. Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 425-431. PMID: 24474434, PMCID: PMC4648560, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescribing ratesPrescribing ratesAntibiotic prescribingClinical trialsIntervention periodOutpatient primary care clinicsInappropriate prescribing ratePrimary care clinicsAppropriate antibiotic prescriptionRandomized clinical trialsExamination roomLow-cost interventionStandard practice controlsQuality improvement effortsARI diagnosesARI visitsAntibiotic prescriptionsPatient ageRespiratory infectionsCare clinicsInsurance statusMAIN OUTCOMEClinical practice
2013
Use of behavioral economics and social psychology to improve treatment of acute respiratory infections (BEARI): rationale and design of a cluster randomized controlled trial [1RC4AG039115-01] - study protocol and baseline practice and provider characteristics
Persell S, Friedberg M, Meeker D, Linder J, Fox C, Goldstein N, Shah P, Knight T, Doctor J. Use of behavioral economics and social psychology to improve treatment of acute respiratory infections (BEARI): rationale and design of a cluster randomized controlled trial [1RC4AG039115-01] - study protocol and baseline practice and provider characteristics. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 290. PMID: 23806017, PMCID: PMC3701464, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescribingInappropriate prescribingRespiratory infectionsComputerized clinical decision supportAntibiotic prescribing ratesTrial study protocolInappropriate antibiotic useAdverse drug eventsCost of careUnit of randomizationPatients' electronic health recordsElectronic health recordsPersistence of effectsARI diagnosesNonbacterial infectionsAntibiotic prescriptionsSecondary outcomesClinical decision supportPrescribing ratesPrimary outcomeBehavioral economic strategiesGuideline recommendationsYear follow