Effectiveness of confidential reports to physicians on their prescribing of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes

Abstract Background Antipsychotic medication use in nursing homes is associated with potential for harms. In Ontario, Canada, an agency of the provincial government offers nursing home physicians quarterly audit and feedback on their antipsychotic prescribing. We compared the characteristics of phys...

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Main Authors: Noah M. Ivers, Monica Taljaard, Vasily Giannakeas, Catherine Reis, Cara L. Mulhall, Jonathan M.C. Lam, Ann N. Burchell, Gerald Lebovic, Susan E. Bronskill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00013-9