Detecting change in comparison to peers in NHS prescribing data: a novel application of cumulative sum methodology

Detecting change in comparison to peers in NHS prescribing data: a novel application of cumulative sum methodology

Abstract Background The widely used OpenPrescribing.net service provides standard measures which compare prescribing of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and English General Practices against that of their peers. Detecting changes in prescribing behaviour compared with peers can help identify mis...

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Main Authors: Alex J. Walker, Seb Bacon, Richard Croker, Ben Goldacre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Prescribing data
CUSUM
Change detection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-018-0642-6

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