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Reduction of Incorrect Antibiotic Dosing Through a Structured Educational Order Form
(American Medical Association (AMA), 1988)
• Antibiotics are often used inappropriately in hospitals. We created a structured antibiotic order form designed to guide physicians toward correct therapeutic decisions without restricting their clinical options. Educational ...
Improving Drug-Therapy Decisions through Educational Outreach
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 1983)
Improving precision and economy in the prescribing of drugs is a goal whose importance has increased with the proliferation of new and potent agents and with growing economic pressures to contain healthcare costs. We ...
Payment Restrictions for Prescription Drugs under Medicaid
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 1987)
In an attempt to contain costs, 27 Medicaid programs have implemented patient-level payment limits for medications, but the effects of these restrictions on quality of care, costs, and health status remain largely unknown. ...
Psychoactive Medication Use in Intermediate-Care Facility Residents
(American Medical Association (AMA), 1988)
Despite the large number of elderly patients in nursing homes and the intensity of medication use there, few current data are available on patterns of medication use in this setting. We studied all medication use among 850 ...
Use of Psychoactive Medication and the Quality of Care in Rest Homes
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 1989)
Rest homes have become a major component of the health care system for frail elderly persons and deinstitutionalized psychiatric patients. Although psychoactive medications are frequently used in rest homes, there is little ...