Facility-Level Differences in Antipsychotic Drug Use

Admission to a nursing home with a low use of antipsychotics led to decreased hospitalizations, restraint use, and diagnosis of schizophrenia. Curbing the high use of antipsychotics remains a priority of policymakers as the centers for medicare and medicaid services conducts off-site audits to assess whether nursing homes accurately code residents with schizophrenia. It will be important to monitor if centers for medicare and medicaid services downgrades any quality star ratings due to inappropriate coding and assess the implications on quality of care.