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Capsule Commentary on Stryczek et. al., De-implementing Inhaled Corticosteroids to Improve Care and Safety in COPD Treatment: Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives

Author: Isomi M. Miake-Lye, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2020

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As part of an ongoing quality improvement initiative aiming to discontinue inappropriate prescribing of inhaled corticosteroids among patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Stryczek and colleagues used a sequential mixed methods approach to explore primary care provider perspectives on inhaled corticosteroid prescribing patterns in patients with low-to-moderate COPD.¹ They found that primary care providers’ broad scope of practice made it challenging to keep current with evidence and recommendations. Other key factors in primary care providers’ decision-making included a reluctance to discontinue inherited prescriptions and a deference to the expertise of pulmonologists. …

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Title: Capsule Commentary on Stryczek et. al., De-implementing Inhaled Corticosteroids to Improve Care and Safety in COPD Treatment: Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives
Author: Isomi M. Miake-Lye, PhD
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Care
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05395-8

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