Feasibility of a low-intensity intervention to improve antimicrobial use in outpatient settings

• Main Authors: Brigid Wilson (Author), Sunah Song (Author), Taissa Bej (Author), Ukwen Akpoji (Author), Corinne Kowal (Author), Federico Perez (Author), Robin Jump (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Overall, ~12% of outpatient visits result in an antibiotic prescription, and 30% of those prescriptions are inappropriate. Behavioral nudges help influence practitioner behavior. We hypothesized that peer comparison combined with a behavioral nudge (a patient alert letter) would influenc...