Table 1 Quality and safety performance by ERNIE (N = 384)
Unstable angina (n = 192) | Asthma (n = 192) | Total (n = 384) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
Quality indicators | ||||||
% completion of the full checklists (0-1) | 0.176 | 0.166, 0.186 | 0.115 | 0.106, 0.123 | 0.145 | 0.138, 0.153 |
% completion of the essential checklists (core, subset, 0-1) | 0.354 | 0.336, 0.372 | 0.051 | 0.041, 0.061 | 0.203 | 0.184, 0.221 |
% Correct diagnosis (0-1) | 0.766 | 0.705, 0.826 | 0.781 | 0.722, 0.840 | 0.773 | 0.731, 0.815 |
% Correct medication (0-1) | 0.948 | 0.916, 0.980 | 0.938 | 0.903, 0.972 | 0.943 | 0.919, 0.966 |
Safety | ||||||
No. of tests requested | 3.09 | 2.91, 3.27 | 3.10 | 2.90, 3.30 | 3.09 | 2.96, 3.23 |
% Unnecessary test requested (0-1) | 0.969 | 0.944, 0.994 | 0.870 | 0.822, 0.918 | 0.919 | 0.892, 0.947 |
No. of medication prescribed | 3.97 | 3.69, 4.26 | 4.21 | 3.91, 4.51 | 4.09 | 3.89, 4.30 |
% Inappropriate medication prescribed (0-1) | 0.526 | 0.455, 0.597 | 0.630 | 0.561, 0.699 | 0.578 | 0.529, 0.628 |
