The nonvalue of retrospective peer comparison Feedback in containing hospital antibiotic costs
The American Journal of MedicinePublished 1 April 1989
Thomas A. Parrino
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Abstract
(1) As implemented in the current study, automated peer comparison feedback was not an effective method for reducing antibiotic utilization; (2) Differences in prescribing patterns between services may dictate the best strategies for improving antibiotic utilization; (3) More attention should be directed toward the relatively small "reference group" of physicians responsible for most hospital antibiotic prescribing.
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