Results of a 12-month quality-circle prescribing improvement programme for GPs

The impact of a quality-circle GP prescribing improvement programme, implemented in France in 2001-2002, was assessed by a controlled study. The study involved all 27 GPs of three semi-rural areas of Brittany, France. Practice data (overall prescribing cost and markers of prescribing efficiency) wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of general practice 2007-07, Vol.57 (540), p.574-576
Hauptverfasser:	Riou, Françoise, Piette, Christine, Durand, Gérard, Chaperon, Jacques
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Brief Reports Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Drug Costs Drug Prescriptions - economics Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Family Practice - economics Family Practice - statistics & numerical data France Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Management Quality Circles Middle Aged Pilot Projects Practice Patterns, Physicians' - economics Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Rural Health
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Zusammenfassung:	The impact of a quality-circle GP prescribing improvement programme, implemented in France in 2001-2002, was assessed by a controlled study. The study involved all 27 GPs of three semi-rural areas of Brittany, France. Practice data (overall prescribing cost and markers of prescribing efficiency) were collated in an intention-to-treat analysis, using the Mann-Whitney U test. Twenty-four GPs attended the meetings regularly. The reduction in drug expenditure exceeded the cost of the programme, although variations in size effects were observed among the settings.
ISSN:	0960-1643