Does public reporting influence antibiotic and injection prescribing to all patients? A cluster-randomized matched-pair trial in china.

ABSTRACT: The inappropriate use and overuse of antibiotics and injections are serious threats to global population, and the public reporting of health care performance (PRHCP) has been an important instrument for improving the quality of care. However, existing evidence shows a mixed effect of PRHCP. This study is to explore the potential effectiveness of PRHCP that contributes to the convincing evidence of health policy and reform.This study was undertaken in Qian Jiang City, applying a matched-pair cluster-randomized trial. Twenty primary care institutions were treated as clusters and were matched into 10 pairs. Clusters in each pair were randomly assigned into a control or an intervention group. Physicians' prescribing information was publicly reported to patients and physicians monthly in the in

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4937909 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature