150Changes in Nursing home Reimbursement Associated with Improvement of Antibiogram Data in an Urban Community Hospital
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150. Changes in Nursing home Reimbursement Associated with Improvement of Antibiogram Data in an Urban Community Hospital Kevin Mcdonough, BS, PharmD, MPA; Samya Shafi, MD; Elizabeth MammenPrasad, MD; Diana Finkel, DO; Pharmacy, Cardinal Health. Pharm. Services, East Orange, NJ; East Orange General Hospital, Butler, NJ; East Orange General Hospital, Irvington, NJ; Cross Roads Medical, Clifton, NJ
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