Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative in a Large Urgent Care Network
12 May 2023
Urgent Care (UC) encounters result in more inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions than other outpatient setting. Few stewardship interventions have focused on UC.
The findings of this quality improvement study indicated that a UC antibiotic stewardship initiative was associated with decreased antibiotic prescribing for respiratory conditions. This study provides a model for UC antibiotic stewardship.
Further reading: JAMA Network
Author(s): Edward Stenehjem et al
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