Objective To analyze the antibiotic prescription rate in low-risk patients evaluated at a
telemedicine program that adopts antibiotic stewardship protocols. Methods Adult patients …

Background Telemedicine, which allows physicians to assess and treat patients via real-
time audiovisual conferencing, is a rapidly growing modality for providing medical care …

Background: Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is becoming part of mainstream medicine, but
questions exist regarding the quality of care provided. We assessed antibiotic stewardship …

Background Antibiotics prescribed for acute respiratory tract infections in the telemedicine
setting are often unwarranted. Objective We hypothesized that education plus individualized …

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of antibiotic prescribing for common infections via
telemedicine compared to face-to-face visits. Design: Systematic literature review and meta …

Objectives Assessing the impact of a virtual antibiotic team (VAT) on appropriateness of
antibiotic prescribing behavior of older care physicians, regarding urinary tract (UTI) …

Objective Regulatory and payment changes associated with COVID-19 facilitated wide-
spread use of telehealth within pediatric primary care starting in March 2020. Given prior …

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat. The use of telehealth in primary care
presents unique barriers to antimicrobial stewardship, including limited physical …

Abstract Direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine is an increasingly popular modality for
delivery of medical care via a virtual platform. As most DTC telemedicine visits focus on …

Background Telehealth improves access to infectious diseases (ID) and antibiotic
stewardship (AS) services in small community hospitals (SCHs), but the optimal model has …