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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2016 Dec 6;166(3):157–163. doi: 10.7326/M16-0551

Appendix Figure 2.

Appendix Figure 2.

Predicted probability of PUM exposure, by the proportion of all VA prescriptions.

Error bars represent 95% CIs. ACB = Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden; Any-PUM = includes exposure to PUM-HEDIS, PUM-ACB, and PUM-antipsychotic; HEDIS = Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set; PUM = potentially unsafe medication; PUM-ACB = daily exposure to drugs that have a cumulative ACB scale score of ≥3; PUM-antipsychotic = any prescription for antipsychotic medication; PUM-HEDIS = exposure to any high-risk drug based on the 2010 HEDIS list of potentially harmful drugs in older adults; VA = U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; A. Any-PUM exposure. B. PUM-HEDIS exposure. C. PUM-ACB exposure. D. PUM-antipsychotic exposure.