Coding Bias in Respiratory Tract Infections May Obscure Inappropriate Antibiotic Use

J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jun;34(6):806-808. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4823-x.

Authors

Kathryn A Martinez¹, Mark Rood², Michael B Rothberg³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. martink12@ccf.org.
² Department of Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Bias
Clinical Coding / standards
Female
Humans
Male
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
Quality Improvement
Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
Telemedicine

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents