title: Use this report card to profile physicians on pharmacy use.
abstract: With the emphasis on reducing pharmacy costs and utilization, here's a simple profiling tool that can reveal prescribing patterns at a glance. The objective is to accomplish those goals while keeping quality measures foremost.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D005246:Feedback; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000145:classification; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000145:classification*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States