Estimating the likelihood of hospitalists to repeatedly prescribe high rates of antibiotics

Key Points

• 47% of hospitalists who prescribed broad-spectrum hospital-onset agents continued this trend in the next period, indicating prescribing habits may persist.
• In contrast, only 24% of initially high prescribers of anti-MRSA agents maintained their high prescribing levels, highlighting a difference between antibiotic classes.
• The findings enhance the credibility of the metric used for assessing BSHO agents, pointing towards an area needing focus in antibiotic stewardship efforts.
• The study sheds light on prescribing behaviors that could inform better practices for managing antibiotic use in healthcare settings.