JAMA internal medicine
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JAMA internal medicine · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA cluster randomized trial of decision support strategies for reducing antibiotic use in acute bronchitis.
National quality indicators show little change in the overuse of antibiotics for uncomplicated acute bronchitis. We compared the effect of 2 decision support strategies on antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis. ⋯ Implementation of a decision support strategy for acute bronchitis can help reduce the overuse of antibiotics in primary care settings. The effect of printed vs computer-assisted decision support strategies for providing decision support was equivalent.