Reducing Antibiotic Use by Implementation of Stewardship in Primary and Urgent Care

Online educational modules for clinicians that describe optimal antibiotic use and provide strategies to communicate with families about antibiotic prescribing for ARTIs. Modules are assigned through CHOP's internal learning website and assigned to every single primary care provider.

Prescribing feedback reports distributed quarterly that show clinicians how their prescribing compares to their peers and to professional guideline recommendations. Will include metrics of overall prescribing and show choice and duration for antibiotics given ear infections, Strep throat, sinus infections, and pneumonia. The goal of the feedback reports is to show clinicians how often they are prescribing antibiotics, and when they do prescribe antibiotics are they doing so with right antibiotic and for the correct duration.

Clinical decision support built into the electronic health record to help clinicians choose the right antibiotics for the right number of days. Using information from guidelines and clinical pathways created by CHOP to help providers continue to optimize their prescribing practices.

Live, hybrid in-person and online educational sessions that explain the project, describe best prescribing practices and allow clinicians to talk directly with project team members. Study leaders visit all 31 practices across the network.