ArticleThe American journal of managed care2015
Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections at retail clinics, physician practices, and emergency departments.
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- Differences in Rates of High-Value and Low-Value Care Between Community Health Centers and Private Practices.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- Antibiotic dispensing following pediatric visits in the US emergency departments and outpatient settings from 2006 to 2016.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2019Observational
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- Antibiotic Prescribing for Children in United States Emergency Departments: 2009-2014.Pediatrics · 2019Article
- Appropriateness of outpatient antibiotic prescribing among privately insured US patients: ICD-10-CM based cross sectional study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Article
- Quality Of Care For Acute Respiratory Infections During Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine Visits For Adults.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2018Article
- Low-Value Medical Services in the Safety-Net Population.JAMA internal medicine · 2017Observational
- Primary Care Practice Transformation and the Rise of Consumerism.Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Article
- What Drives Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections?Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Article
- Retail Clinics Shine a Harsh Light on the Failure of Primary Care Access.Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Article
- Using Clinical Vignettes to Assess Quality of Care for Acute Respiratory Infections.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare antibiotic prescribing among retail clinics, primary care practices, and emergency departments (EDs) for acute respiratory infections (ARIs): antibiotics-may-be-appropriate ARIs (eg, sinusitis) and antibiotics-never-appropriate ARIs (eg, acute bronchitis). STUDY
designWe analyzed retail clinic data from the electronic health records of the 3 largest retail clinic chains in the United States, and data on visits to primary care practices and EDs from the nationally representative National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
methodsUsing multivariate models, we estimated an adjusted antibiotic prescribing rate for each site of care, controlling for differences in patient characteristics and diagnosis.
resultsFrom 2007 to 2009 in the United States, there were 3 million, 167 million, and 29 million ARI visits at retail clinics, primary care practices, and EDs, respectively. For all ARI visits, the adjusted antibiotic prescribing rate at retail clinics (58%) was similar to the rate at primary care practices (62%; P=.09) and EDs (59%; P=.48). For antibiotics-may-be-appropriate ARI visits, the adjusted antibiotic prescribing rate (95%) at retail clinics was higher than at primary care practices (85%; P<.01) and EDs (83%; P<.01). For antibiotics-never-appropriate ARI visits, the adjusted antibiotic prescribing rate (34%) at retail clinics was lower than at primary care practices (51%; P<.01) and EDs (48%; P<.01).
conclusionsCompared with primary care practices and EDs, there was no difference at retail clinics in overall ARI antibiotic prescribing. At retail clinics, antibiotic prescribing was more diagnosis-appropriate.
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