Effects of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care 12 Months After Stopping Interventions

Jeffrey A Linder; Daniella Meeker; Craig R Fox; Mark W Friedberg; Stephen D Persell; Noah J Goldstein; Jason N Doctor

doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11152

Effects of Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care 12 Months After Stopping Interventions

JAMA. 2017 Oct 10;318(14):1391-1392. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.11152.

Authors

Jeffrey A Linder¹, Daniella Meeker², Craig R Fox³, Mark W Friedberg⁴, Stephen D Persell¹, Noah J Goldstein³, Jason N Doctor²

Affiliations

¹ Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
² University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
³ University of California, Los Angeles.
⁴ RAND Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This study examines assesses inappropriate antibiotic prescribing 12 months after stopping a randomized clinical trial of a behavioral intervention intended to reduce the rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Electronic Health Records
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control*
Inappropriate Prescribing / statistics & numerical data
Logistic Models
Peer Group
Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
Primary Health Care*
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding