Differences in antibiotic prescriptions between direct-to-consumer telehealth and telehealth in the emergency department.
Peter YaoKriti GogiaSunday ClarkHanson HsuRahul SharmaPeter W GreenwaldPublished in: Journal of telemedicine and telecare (2021)
Patients seen by the same group of physicians for acute respiratory infection were significantly more likely to be prescribed antibiotics by direct-to-consumer telemedicine care compared with telemedicine care in the emergency department. This work suggests that contextual factors rather than evaluation over video may contribute to differences in antibiotic stewardship for direct-to-consumer telemedicine encounters.
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