IMPROVING SAFETY QUALITY AND VALUE: Understanding the Context of High‐ and Low‐Testosterone Prescribing Facilities in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): A Qualitative Study

摘要

Inappropriate testosterone use and variations in testosterone prescribing patterns exist in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) despite the presence of clinical guidelines. Understanding the context within which testosterone prescribing occurs is key to planning successful interventions to improve guideline‐concordant prescribing. We examined system‐ and clinician‐level factors that contribute to patterns of potentially inappropriate testosterone prescribing in VHA.