Quality indicators of psychotropic prescribing to people with dementia in aged psychiatry inpatient units.

Daniel W O'ConnorCraig D'CunhaTanya CliftonDavid HuppertHelen LowyStephen MacfarlaneFrancine MossChristos PlakiotisDhiren SinghMaria TsanglisJodie Ten HoeveErica White

Published in: Aging & mental health (2017)

The indicators, while drawn from current Australian guidelines, were entirely consistent with current prescribing frameworks and provide useful measures of prescribing practice for use in benchmarking and other quality improvement activities.

Keyphrases

primary care
quality improvement
adverse drug
patient safety
healthcare
mental health
palliative care
emergency department
clinical practice