Implementation and evaluation of a multisite drug usage evaluation program across Australian hospitals - a quality improvement initiative
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Implementation and evaluation of a multisite drug usage evaluation program across Australian hospitals - a quality improvement initiative
BACKGROUND With the use of medicines being a broad and extensive part of health management, mechanisms to ensure quality use of medicines are essential. Drug usage evaluation (DUE) is an evidence-based quality improvement methodology, designed to improve the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of drug use. The purpose of this paper is to describe a national DUE methodology used to improve he...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-206