Benchmarking

Among primary care physicians, quarterly personalized antibiotic prescribing audits and feedback with peer benchmarking did not reduce antibiotic prescriptions, according to results of a randomized clinical trial in JAMA Internal Medicine.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Corinne Wohl, MHSA, COE, discusses the importance of benchmarking for practices dealing with the negative effects of the pandemic.

A new health policy statement on equity in cardiologist compensation and opportunity from the American College of Cardiology provides guiding principles for establishing appropriate compensation plans.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced joint ownership and development of the American Spine Registry. With this venture, the groups aim to transform the Quality Outcomes Database spine registry into a more far-reaching program that facilitates the participation of all North American spine surgeons in a shared, quality data-collection platform.

Findings from a systemic review showed a consistent underestimation of the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, or CLABSIs, within publicly reported rates, “weakening the validity and reliability of surveillance measures,” researchers wrote.