Prescriber perspectives on low-value prescribing: A qualitative study.
Eric L WalterAlicia DawdaniAlison DeckerMegan E HammAimee N PickeringJoseph T HanlonCarolyn T ThorpeMark S RobertsMichael J FineWalid F GelladThomas R RadomskiPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
Our findings demonstrate that low-value prescribing is a well-recognized phenomenon, and that interventions to reduce low-value prescribing must consider physicians' perspectives and address the specific patient, prescriber and health system factors that make low-value prescribing a default practice.