Improving Short Course Treatment for Common Pediatric Infections

Improving Short Course Treatment for Common Pediatric Infections: A Randomized Quality Improvement Trial

Randomized quality improvement trial to improve the proportion of cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated with no more than 5 days of antibiotics the proportion of cases of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) treated with no more than 7 days of antibiotics by primary care clinicians (PCC) within the Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's (PPOC), a state-wide pediatric primary care network. Interventions include education and feedback; clinical decision support (CDS) delivered at the point of care; and the combination of the two.

INCLUSION CRITERIA

• Primary care clinician practicing within a PPOC primary care pediatric practice
• Treated at least one case of pneumonia or skin and soft tissue infection in calendar year 2022

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

-None