North Curry Health Centre, Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, Somerset, UK.
Br J Gen Pract. 2010 Jan;60(570):50-2. doi: 10.3399/bjgp10X482112.
There is pressure on primary care trusts, and therefore on GPs, to reach specific levels of use of low-cost statins as a proportion of total statin prescribing. This simple study looks at some markers of the quality of the results achieved. A correlation is found between a higher proportion of low-cost statin prescribing and lower achievement raising questions as to whether financial savings may be offset by poorer results.
基层医疗信托机构(primary care trusts)面临压力,因此全科医生(general practitioners,简称 GPs)也面临压力,需要达到特定的低成本他汀类药物使用率标准,作为他汀类药物总处方的一部分。这项简单的研究着眼于实现结果质量的一些指标。研究发现,低成本他汀类药物处方的比例较高与较低的达标率之间存在相关性,这引发了人们的质疑,即节省的费用是否会因较差的结果而抵消。