RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 NUrsing home antipsychotics
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD January 11
VO 307
IS 2
SP 134
OP 134
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1930
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1930
AB 
Daniel Levinson, the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general, testified before the committee that his office recently issued 2 reports that found 14% of nursing home residents (approximately 300 000 patients) had Medicare claims for atypical antipsychotic drugs; that half of these drug claims should not have been paid by the government because the drugs were not used for medically accepted indications; and that for 1 in 5 of these claims, nursing homes dispensed the drugs in a way that violated standards for their use (for example, the prescription dose was too high or residents were taking the medication for too long).