Inappropriate use of antibiotics to treat patients with acute bronchitis is a significant factor contributing to the selection of antimicrobial drug resistant pathogens, which threaten the effectiveness of available therapies to treat common community-acquired bacterial infections. A key factor driving overuse of antibiotics is inaccurate estimation of pneumonia risk among patients with acute cough illnesses. This study will use a cluster randomized trial design within the Geisinger Health System's integrated clinic network to measure the efficacy of an algorithm driven clinical decision support tool to safely reduce the frequency of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for adult patients with lower respiratory tract infections.
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Proportion of visits to primary care clinic associated with antibiotic prescriptions
Timeframe: 30 days