Determinants of prescribing costs amongst single-handed general practitioners
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contribution of patient and doctor characteristics in explaining observed variations in prescribing costs between individual doctors. METHOD: Secondary analysis of data collected from general practitioners, Family Health Services Authorities, 1991 Census data set and the Prescription Pricing Authority. RESULTS: A multiple regression model with four variables (social class, training status, generic prescribing and length of time in general practice) explained only 16.5% of the variation in costs/ASTRO-PU. CONCLUSION: This study highlights that very little of the variation in prescribing costs can readily be explained. Further research is needed to document contributing factors.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 433-435 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2001 |
Keywords
- general practice, prescribing cost variation