Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescription During Teleconsultation

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Aug 31:298:142-146. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220924.

Abstract

Teleconsultation has become a new means of using care which has taken off significantly since the COVID crisis, The pooling of the technological environment within the TC makes it possible to set up practice reviews by reusing the data collected. Our aim was to evaluate the relevance of antibiotic therapy during teleconsultations carried out on the national teleconsultation platform "Qare" in 4 common infections. 143,428 TCs with structured prescriptions were analyzed, with an appropriate prescription in more than 82% of cases, higher than in the literature. The use of data makes it possible to quickly assess practices and inform doctors to improve their practices.

Keywords: Teleconsultation; antibiotics prescription; data-reuse; real world data.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
  • Humans
  • Physicians*
  • Prescriptions
  • Remote Consultation*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents