IID-6
IID-6 Reduce outpatient visits where antibiotics were prescribed for the sole diagnosis of the common cold
| Baseline: | 28.6 percent of outpatient visits for those whose sole diagnosis was the common cold were prescribed antibiotics in 2006–07 | ||||||
| Target: | 21.0 percent of outpatient visits | ||||||
| Target-Setting Method: | Minimal statistical significance | ||||||
| Data Sources: |
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), CDC/NCHS; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS |
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| Revision History: |
This objective was revised. Read more about the revision history. |
