Reducing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing by Primary Care Clinicians

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Clinic practices within Denver Health's Webb Center for Primary Care,
• •2. Clinic practices within the University of Colorado - Anschutz Campus: General Internal Medicine Clinic,
• •3. Clinic practices within the High Plains Network, and
• •4. Clinical practices within the Wilmington Health Associates System
• •The antibiotic prescribing patterns of primary care clinicians in these practices will be monitored over a 2 year period. Practices must be willing to assist in tracking:
• •1. Patient records (pediatric and adult) for conditions related to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes associated with common infectious conditions (Upper Respiratory Infection, Acute Bronchitis, Pharyngitis, Acute Sinusitis, Otitis Media, Acute Cystitis, Cellulitis or soft tissue abscess, and Community-acquired Pneumonia) will be assessed for antibiotic prescribing,
• •2. 30-day events (hospitalizations,
• •3. Note: Emergency Department (ED) visits, or grade 3 or grade 4 abnormalities), will also be included in this study.