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57. Doctors Know They Prescribe Too Many Antibiotics. Why Don’t They Stop?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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What Is the Most Effective Thing in a Trial?

Of all the doctors we invited to be in the trial, 75% agreed. Those that agreed had an inappropriate antibiotic prescribing rate that was about 10% lower than those who didn't participate. Medicare could literally just tell doctors, work in a monitor your antibiotic prescribing and then they literally could do nothing. That'd be incredibly cost effective.

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