title: Electronic data collection tools for quality improvement: antibiotic utilization project.
abstract: The project goal is to provide data on patterns of broad-spectrum antibiotic use in a pediatric clinic by utilizing electronic data collection tools. This was carried out as a quality improvement project sponsored by a local health network and one of its affiliated pediatric clinics. Pharmacy data was available to show relative rates of broad-spectrum antibiotic use, but this data was not linked to diagnostic categories or to total patient visits. There was also a lack of data showing the influence of related clinical factors and of shared decision-making between parents and physicians. Data to elucidate these factors was obtained with handheld computers used by physicians and with a web survey tool was used by patients and staff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D034201:Computers, Handheld / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents