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  • Title: Antibiotic therapy intervention at a community hospital. Opportunities for cost and quality improvements.
    Author: Thrasher CM, Stefl ME, Dorner FH.
    Journal: Hosp Top; 1995; 73(2):12-5. PubMed ID: 10144621.
    Abstract:
    In a one-year study, thirty-two physicians' antibiotic costs decreased significantly and were lower than those in a comparison group. The quality of patient care was not adversely affected, and the hospital's overall rate of nosocomial infection decreased. The success of the program led to its being adopted throughout the hospital. The dynamics of pharmacies' implementing cost-reduction strategies with voluntary medical staffs are discussed throughout the article.
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