Using automated pharmacy records to assess the management of tuberculosis.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

We used automated pharmacy dispensing data to characterize tuberculosis (TB) management for 45 health maintenance organization (HMO) members. Pharmacy records distinguished patients treated in HMOs from those treated elsewhere. For cases treated in HMOs, they provided useful information about appropriateness of prescribed regimens and adherence to therapy.

PMID: 10603212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2640807