@nedwards_1 Analysis of data from a US telemedicine centre. Upper respiratory infections. High antibiotic prescribers use more antibiotics for each diagnosis but are also twice as likely to diagnose "sinusitis", which is a diagnosis which legitimates antib
@profhelenward I think it's a preference for prescribing which is indicated by preference for a diagnosis. There are 2 papers from USA describing this with URTI & sinusitis. This is one https://t.co/NK1VxUdzhe https://t.co/0l1kiSMsuT
RT @TomPMarshall: @PharmRJ That’s my hypothesis.🙂 Given there’s no reliable clinical distinction, the clinician can choose the diagnosis t…
@PharmRJ That’s my hypothesis.🙂 Given there’s no reliable clinical distinction, the clinician can choose the diagnosis to fit their treatment preference. There’s evidence for the ‘sinusitis’ label is more often used for URTI by Drs who prescribe more Abx
RT @docramiro: ...faringitis bacteriana o sinusitis bacteriana para justificar su uso. ¿Esto pasa también en México? Link: https://t.co/mUG…
上気道感染患者に惜しみなく抗菌薬を与える医師は、「副鼻腔炎」と診断する割合が他の医師よりもはるかに高かった。 Coding Bias in Respiratory Tract Infections May Obscure Inappropriate Antibiotic Use https://t.co/6kpsF95rfN
RT @docramiro: ...faringitis bacteriana o sinusitis bacteriana para justificar su uso. ¿Esto pasa también en México? Link: https://t.co/mUG…
RT @docramiro: ...faringitis bacteriana o sinusitis bacteriana para justificar su uso. ¿Esto pasa también en México? Link: https://t.co/mUG…
...faringitis bacteriana o sinusitis bacteriana para justificar su uso. ¿Esto pasa también en México? Link: https://t.co/mUGCCOSPfp Este fue un estudio de telemedicina con 13,025 #infecciones de vías aéreas #superiores. #medicina #salud
Nice @JournalGIM Concise Report on association b/n Abx prescribing and ICD-10 coding variation. Many possible reasons for the association, but I worry that efforts to maximize coding (e.g., EMR billing, etc) affecting #clinicalreasoning. https://t.co/do
RT @ktmartinez: My latest in JGIM with @MRothbergMD: MDs who prescribe the most abx for RTIs are the most likely to code RTIs as sinusitis,…
RT @ktmartinez: My latest in JGIM with @MRothbergMD: MDs who prescribe the most abx for RTIs are the most likely to code RTIs as sinusitis,…
RT @ktmartinez: My latest in JGIM with @MRothbergMD: MDs who prescribe the most abx for RTIs are the most likely to code RTIs as sinusitis,…
My latest in JGIM with @MRothbergMD: MDs who prescribe the most abx for RTIs are the most likely to code RTIs as sinusitis, perhaps to justify prescribing. Excluding sinusitis from studies because abx may be indicated will therefore miss a lot of inappropr
Coding Bias in Respiratory Tract Infections May Obscure Inappropriate Antibiotic Use https://t.co/KMjLucFUK7