DOI: 10.1017/ash.2026.10751 ISSN: 2732-494X
A multifaceted antimicrobial stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic utilization and prescribing for sinusitis in a large primary care network
Mike Sportiello, Colin Samoriski, Christine Kim, Alexander Pomakov, Troy Anlage, Ankit Dahal, Lauraliz Delacruz, Jonathan Gigas, Jenny Kim, Paulina Sudnik, Alison Livada, Monica Masterson, Charles Springer, John Bennett, Samia Lopa, Jineane Venci, Robert J. Fortuna, Alexandra YamshchikovAbstract
A quality improvement project was implemented across a large primary care network to decrease antibiotic use and improve guideline-concordant therapy for acute sinusitis. The multifaceted intervention included education, EHR decision support, and individual prescriber feedback with peer comparison. The program was associated with improvements in guideline-concordant prescribing.