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Increasing generic prescribing: a resident educational intervention.

William C Wadland1, Lynda Farquhar, Faith Priester

  • 1Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, MI 48824-1313, USA. wadland@msu.edu

Family Medicine
|April 7, 2005
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Educational interventions significantly improved residents' generic prescribing rates for both commercial and Medicaid patients. This demonstrates a successful method for enhancing cost-efficient medication choices in future physicians.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Health Services Research
  • Pharmacoeconomics

Background:

  • Physicians must balance medication effectiveness with cost.
  • Training future physicians on cost-efficient prescribing is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of educational sessions and a "Resident Report Card" on residents' generic prescribing patterns.
  • To compare resident prescribing rates with community physicians' regional performance.

Main Methods:

  • 24 family medicine residents received biannual prescribing profiles and participated in four training sessions.
  • Prescribing patterns were monitored over two periods and compared to a baseline.
  • Rates were compared against regional performance of practicing physicians.

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Main Results:

  • Resident generic prescribing increased significantly for commercial members (38.4% to 47.9%) and Medicaid members (47.8% to 52.6%).
  • No similar increase was observed in regional prescribing performance by community physicians.
  • The interventions led to improved cost-efficient prescribing patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Feedback systems and training using health plan data can be effective in residency programs.
  • This approach can improve prescribing performance and promote cost-efficient medication choices.
  • The study highlights a scalable model for enhancing physician prescribing education.