Evaluating sustained quality improvements: Long-term effectiveness of a physician-focused intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in an older population

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 266-271

  Lopatto, J ^a   Keith, S W ^b   Del Canale, S ^c   Templin, M ^b   Maio, V ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Local Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

aged; follow up study; inappropriate prescribing; physician practice patterns; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; REFERENCE DATABASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; ITALY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84899444982     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12137     Document Type: Article

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