Briesacher, B. (P.I.), "Evaluation of Drug Therapy Guidelines to Reduce the Use of Potentially Inappropriate Drug Use in Nursing Homes," West Virginia Medical Institute, (2002-2003).

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Evaluation of Drug Therapy Guidelines to Reduce the Use of Potentially Inappropriate Drug Use in Nursing Homes

Using the MCBS data, this study provided estimates of appropriate and inappropriate drug use according to CMS criteria for appropriate prescribing in nursing homes.

Briesacher, B., Limcangco, R., Simoni-Wastila, L., Doshi, J., Gurwitz, J. "Evaluation of Nationally Mandated Drug Use Reviews to Improve Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Natural Experiment," Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53(6):991-996.