Does incorporating medications in the surveyors' interpretive guidelines reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications in nursing homes?
Targeting specific drugs in the surveyor's interpretive guidelines as a method to reduce potentially inappropriate medication use may not produce desired gains in medication-use quality improvement. Alternative strategies for nursing homes should be evaluated.
Most otolaryngology applicants leave their previous geographic area to attend residency. Based on these data, the authors recommend against giving weight to geography as a factor when inviting applicants to interview.