Composition of the feedback reports (intervention) at each time point
Feedback report | Content of report | Benchmarking figure | Guidelines |
Report at t0 | 1. Antimicrobial prescribing rate/100 visits in the previous year for all visits. 2. Proportion of antimicrobial prescriptions in the previous year with duration over 7 days. | Provider’s own rate/proportion versus average rate/proportion and 25th percentile rate/proportion across all participants at the same study site. | Guidelines indicating that antimicrobial prescribing longer than 7 days is not necessary for many conditions. |
Report at t3 | 1. Antimicrobial prescribing rate/100 visits in the previous year for viral respiratory conditions. | Provider’s own rate versus average rate and 25th percentile rate across all participants at the same study site. | Prescribing guidelines for viral respiratory conditions. |
Report at t6 | 1. Antimicrobial prescribing rate/100 visits in the previous year for acute sinusitis. | Provider’s own rate versus average rate and 25th percentile rate across all participants at the same study site. | Prescribing guidelines for acute sinusitis. |