Impact of antimicrobial stewardship fee on prescribing for Japanese pediatric patients with upper respiratory infections

• Main Authors: Yuichi Muraki (Author), Yoshiki Kusama (Author), Masaki Tanabe (Author), Kayoko Hayakawa (Author), Yoshiaki Gu (Author), Masahiro Ishikane (Author), Daisuke Yamasaki (Author), Tetsuya Yagi (Author), Norio Ohmagari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2018, the Japanese medical reimbursement system was revised to introduce a fee for the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship (AS) fee for pediatric patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate physicians' prescription behavior following this revision. Meth...