Computerized billing as a tool for drug utilization.
This article demonstrates a method of compiling and disseminating information on patterns of antibiotics usage. It is particularly appropriate for those institutions that use a computerized charge system. The author describes one method that has been effective in bringing trends in antibiotics usage to the attention of interested persons at his hospital. The information can then be used to assist in the selection of specific antibiotics for drug utilization review.
D000066:Accounting; D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D007256:Information Systems; D008396:Maryland; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000379:methods*