Effectiveness of confidential reports to physicians on their prescribing of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes.

Noah Michael IversMonica TaljaardVasily GiannakeasCatherine ReisCara L MulhallJonathan M C LamAnn N BurchellGerald LebovicSusan E Bronskill

Published in: Implementation science communications (2020)

Almost a quarter of eligible physicians engaged early in a voluntary audit and feedback intervention related to antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes. Those who viewed their feedback achieved a small but statistically significant change in prescribing, equivalent to approximately 14,000 fewer days that nursing home residents received antipsychotic medications over 6 months. This study adds to the literature regarding the role of audit and feedback interventions to improve quality of care.

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