Brief ReportBrief Report
Using Drug Prescribing Patterns to Identify Stewards of Cost-Conscious Care
Nicole Michele Gastala, Peter Wingrove, Winston Liaw, Stephen Petterson and Andrew Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2017, 30 (6) 824-827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170019
Nicole Michele Gastala
From Primary Health Care, Inc., Marshalltown, IA (NMG); Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (PW, WL, SP, AB).
MDPeter Wingrove
From Primary Health Care, Inc., Marshalltown, IA (NMG); Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (PW, WL, SP, AB).
BSWinston Liaw
From Primary Health Care, Inc., Marshalltown, IA (NMG); Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (PW, WL, SP, AB).
MD, MPHStephen Petterson
From Primary Health Care, Inc., Marshalltown, IA (NMG); Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (PW, WL, SP, AB).
PhDAndrew Bazemore
From Primary Health Care, Inc., Marshalltown, IA (NMG); Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (PW, WL, SP, AB).
MD, MPH
References
- 1.↵Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS releases prescriber-level Medicare data for first time. Baltimore, MD, Apr 30, 2015. Available from: https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2015-Fact-sheets-items/2015-04–30.html. Accessed Mar 17, 2016.
- 2.↵Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Part D Prescriber Data CY 2014. Baltimore, MD, Aug 18, 2016. Available from: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/PartD2014.html. Accessed Oct 17, 2016.
- 3.↵Congressional Budget Office. Effects of using generic drugs on medicare’s prescription drug spending. Washington, DC, Sep 15, 2010. Available from: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21800. Accessed Dec 16, 2016.
- 4.↵
- 5.↵
- McDonagh MS,
- Carson S,
- Thakurta S
- 6.↵
- Gastala NM,
- Wingrove P,
- Gaglioti A,
- Petterson S,
- Bazemore A
- 7.↵Good Stewardship Working Group. The “top 5” lists in primary care: Meeting the responsibility of professionalism. Arch Intern Med 2011;171:1385–1390.
- 8.↵Choosing Wisely: An initiative of the ABIM foundation. Philadelphia, PA. Available from: http://www.choosingwisely.org. Dec 16, 2016.
- 9.↵
In this issue
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 30, Issue 6
November-December 2017
Using Drug Prescribing Patterns to Identify Stewards of Cost-Conscious Care
Nicole Michele Gastala, Peter Wingrove, Winston Liaw, Stephen Petterson, Andrew Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2017, 30 (6) 824-827; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170019
Jump to section
Related Articles
- No related articles found.