The relationship between prescribing expenditure and quality in primary care: An observational study

Robert Fleetcroft; Richard Cookson

The relationship between prescribing expenditure and quality in primary care: An observational study

Robert Fleetcroft, Richard Cookson

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

If all GPs target their prescribing appropriately, then a positive relationship may be expected between targeting quality indicators and associated prescribing expenditure. Little is known about this relationship.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	613-619
Number of pages	7
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	56
Issue number	529
Publication status	Published - Aug 2006

Keywords

Data Collection
Drug Costs
Drug Prescriptions
England
Family Practice
Humans
Physician's Practice Patterns
Quality Indicators, Health Care

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https://bjgp.org/content/56/529/613

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