prescribing incentive scheme for their general practices. A statutory framework specified the types of target, maximum rewards and … be a useful approach to encourage `good quality' prescribing. Methods: We requested copies of the original schemes from …. Better use of the `good cause for failure' provision may help to overcome inflationary pressures on prescribing, but further …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapeutic circle (PTC), a general practitioner (GP) prescribing …-improvement programme to enhance prescribing quality and reduce drug costs. Design: Combined pre- and post-intervention time-series design … moderators. Interventions: Peer-review feedback of prescription patterns based on guidelines targeting 3 suboptimal prescribing …

) would result in a benefit to cost ratio in the range of 1.58 to 5.79, depending on prescribing behaviour and type of patient … for public health policy; costs may be reduced with efficient prescribing behaviour. Market and governmental barriers to …

studies have shown inconsistent results in terms of advantage in cost saving in prescribing these agents. Our preliminary …

(pharmacological treatment) are not currently covered by the Italian National Health Service. Prescribing of drugs seems to diverge …

on prescribing for impotence implemented after the introduction of sildenafil and taking effect from 1 July 1999. Design …-care prescribing costs from the perspective of the UK National Health Service. Primary-care prescribing costs and specialist … first year following the introduction of the DoH guidance while primary-care prescribing costs doubled. The overall cost for …

Objective: To assess the efficacy of a World Wide Web-enabled asthma self-management intervention on quality …-of-life indicators among self-selected participants with asthma. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in which quality …-of-life outcome indicators were derived from the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ); this self …

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of adults and children in industrialized countries, and has had a … marked increase in prevalence over the past 25 years. Asthma disproportionately affects under-represented minority … asthma prevalence and severity exist and are partially explained by environmental, social, cultural, and economic factors …

An essential component of quality asthma care is ongoing communication between patients and their caregivers. To make …. Interactive, electronic communication has the capacity to facilitate the timely exchange of data, including asthma … evolving and may be helpful, but use of the Internet for comprehensive asthma management still presents many practical …

's technology-based program(s), which provide asthma, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular care to over 90 000 participants …. Methods: The programs are designed to support the health plan's patient population with asthma, diabetes, congestive heart … clinical outcomes were demonstrated for asthma, diabetes, and the cardiovascular diseases. Highlights include a 55.2% increase …