• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Jan. 71 p. [175 references]

Does not apply to this measure

This measure is used to assess the percentage of patients with an office visit for cold symptoms who have had symptoms for less than seven days and who receive an antibiotic.

The priority aim addressed by this measure is to eliminate the inappropriate use of antibiotics in patients presenting with cold symptoms.

Viral upper respiratory infection; cold symptoms (less than seven days); antibiotic prescription

Number of patients with an office visit for symptoms of a cold present for less than seven days (see the related "Denominator Inclusions/Exclusions" field in the Complete Summary)

Number of patients with cold symptoms who are prescribed an antibiotic

• A clinical practice guideline or other peer-reviewed synthesis of the clinical evidence

Unspecified

Current routine use

Internal quality improvement

Physician Group Practices/Clinics

Physicians

Group Clinical Practices

Age greater than or equal to 3 months

Either male or female

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Getting Better

Effectiveness

Users of care only

Patients with a visit to primary care (General Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice, Urgent Care) for cold symptoms.

Medical record review. A minimum of 20 charts per month per medical group is recommended.

Suggested data collection time frame is monthly.

Patients associated with provider

Inclusions
Number of patients with an office visit for symptoms of a cold present for less than seven days*

*Patients with a visit with one or more of the following symptoms: cold, cough, sneezing, runny nose, congestion, sniffles (or upper respiratory infection [URI] or viral upper respiratory infection noted) as the presenting complaint(s) who have had symptoms documented for less than seven days.

Exclusions
Unspecified

All cases in the denominator are equally eligible to appear in the numerator

Clinical Condition
Encounter

Time window is a single point in time

Inclusions
Number of patients with cold symptoms who are prescribed an antibiotic

Exclusions
Unspecified

The measure results are somewhat or substantially under the control of the health care professionals, organizations and/or policymakers to whom the measure applies.

Encounter or point in time

Medical record

Individual Case

Unspecified

Rate

Better quality is associated with a lower score

Unspecified

Internal time comparison

Unspecified

Percentage of patients with an office visit for cold symptoms who have had symptoms for less than seven days and who receive an antibiotic.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

The following Minnesota health plans provide direct financial support: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Medica, Metropolitan Health Plan, PreferredOne, and UCare Minnesota. In-kind support is provided by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement's (ICSI) members.

Work Group Members: Leonard Snellman, MD (Work Group Leader) (Health Partners Medical Group) (Pediatrics); David Graft, MD (Park Nicollet Health Services) (Allergy); William Avery, DO (Sanford Health) (ENT); Jeffrey Jenkins, MD (Sanford Health) (Family Practice); Heather Krueger, MD (Quello Clinic) (Family Practice); Carolyn Sparks, MD (University of Minnesota) (Family Practice); Peter Marshall, PharmD (HealthPartners) (Pharmacy); Teresa Hunteman, RRT, CPHQ (Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement) (Measurement/Implementation Advisor); Melissa Marshall, MBA (Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement) (Facilitator)

Measure was not adapted from another source.

2004 May

2008 Jan

This is the current release of the measure.

This measure updates a previous version: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2007 Jan. 71 p.

• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Jan. 71 p. [175 references]

This NQMC summary was completed by ECRI Institute on August 5, 2004. The summary was updated by ECRI Institute on April 4, 2007 and again on June 18, 2008.

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