The Effect of Economic Feedback on Providers' Prescription Habits: Are Outcomes Improved? Are Institutional Savings Realized?

Abstract

Winn Army Community Hospital (WACH), a member of the Southeast Regional Medical Command, has experienced annual pharmacy budget increases of approximately 24 percent over the past 3 years. This is a result of several factors: (1) lack of physician ownership of the pharmacy budget, (2) lack of meaningful economic feedback and pharmacoeconomic efforts, and (3) lack of pharmacy/provider collaboration. Without these attributes present at WACH, pharmacy expenses routinely exceed programmed budget estimates. Since this situation is fairly representative of all medical treatment facilities (MTFs), efforts in improving the current situation at WACH might be beneficial and provide insight into the overall problem of pharmacy cost overruns plaguing the United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA408344

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Heath

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cost Reductions
  • Disease Attributes
  • Drug Therapy
  • Economic Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Medical or Health Care Field.