Variation in the pharmaceutical costs of New Zealand general practices: a national database linkage study
Conclusions
Routine data collections can measure inter-practice variation in prescription costs, adjusted for differences in the demography and morbidity profile of each practice's patients. Small groups of patients using high-cost medicines influence general practices' expenditure on pharmaceuticals.
Source: Journal of Public Health - Category: Health Management Authors: Tomlin, A. M., Gillies, T. D., Tilyard, M. W., Dovey, S. M. Tags: Interventions (services) Source Type: research
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