Correlated Prescribing Patterns for Antibiotics and Antipsychotics at Veteran Affairs
In nursing homes (NHs), antibiotics and antipsychotics pose risks to resident safety. Previous work in community NHs characterized providers ’ prescribing rates for antibiotics and antipsychotics and assessed associations between the two drug classes. This analysis assesses antibiotic and antipsychotic prescribing patterns at nursing homes located in Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers known as community living centers (CLCs).
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Abigail Beck, Robin L. Jump, Brigid Wilson, Sunah Song, Taissa A. Bej, Taylor Boyer, Katie Suda, Charlesnika Evans Source Type: research