Therapeutic inertia
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Therapeutic inertia is a measurement of the resistance to therapeutic treatment for an existing medical condition. It is commonly measured as percentage of the number of encounters in which a patient with a condition received new or increased therapeutic treatment out of the total number of visits in which a patient had a condition. A high percentage indicates that the health care provider is slow to treat a medical condition. A low percentage indicates that a provider is extremely quick in prescribing new treatment at the onset of any medical condition.
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- Therapeutic Inertia Is an Impediment to Achieving the Healthy People 2010 Blood Pressure Control Goals
- Therapeutic Inertia in Large Part to Blame for Failure of Blood Pressure Control
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