Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings

Joana Dimo; Andrew Krack; Lori Silveira; Leigh Anne Bakel; Irina Topoz; Nicole M Poole

doi:10.1093/jpids/piag020

March 25, 2026Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings

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Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the effect of clinical decision support tools on antibiotic use for pediatric acute otitis media.
Implemented an EHR order set with predefined antibiotic durations
Assessed antibiotic prescribing patterns in emergency and urgent care settings
Monitored for complications and revisits among pediatrics
Reduced antibiotic exposure significantly without increasing complications
No increase in return visits after implementing the EHR order set

Implication

Implementation of an EHR order set reduces antibiotic exposure in pediatric acute otitis media, suggesting enhanced safety.

Abstract

Implementation of an EHR order set with preselected antibiotic durations substantially reduced antibiotic exposure for pediatric AOM without an increase in complications or revisits.

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Dimo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c771b18bbfbc51511e1b71 https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piag020

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Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings

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Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings

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Implication

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Discussion

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