# The impact of infectious disease consult on a hospitalist prescribing metric of broad-spectrum antibiotics

## TL;DR

This study examines how infectious disease consultations affect hospitalists' use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.

## Contribution

The study reveals a nonlinear relationship between ID consults and antibiotic prescribing metrics.

## Key findings

- Periods with more ID consults had increased BSHO-DOT.
- The relationship between ID consults and antibiotic use was nonlinear.
- ID consult frequency did not explain variability in prescribing.

## Abstract

We explored the impact of infectious disease (ID) consultations on hospitalists’ prescribing of broad-spectrum, hospital-onset (BSHO) antibiotics. Periods with more ID consults had increased BSHO-DOT; however, this relationship was nonlinear, and ID consult frequency did not explain variability in prescribing. ID consultation should be considered when creating prescriber performance metrics.