Unreported Antipsychotic Use Increasing in Nursing Homes: The Impact of Quality-Measure Exclusions on the Percentage of Long-Stay Residents Who Got an Antipsychotic Medication Quality-Measure.

CONCLUSION: Almost 30% of the antipsychotics employed in Virginia nursing homes are excluded from CMS's long-stay antipsychotic quality-measure.
PMID: 33298360 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - December 1, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Winter JD, Kerns JW, Winter KM, Richards A, Sabo RT Tags: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry Source Type: research