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Utilization of West Virginia Pediatric Medicaid Claims Data to Guide Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions.
- Source :
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; Apr2022, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p172-176, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- West Virginia consistently ranks in the top two nationally for per capita antibiotic prescription rates in both pediatric and adult outpatient populations. We present the first descriptive analysis evaluating outpatient prescription rates within the WV pediatric Medicaid population, which demonstrated significant antibiotic prescribing variability by provider type, specialty, and geography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20487193
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156630633
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piab125