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Table 2 Intervention and comparison facility descriptions

From: Implementing electronic clinical reminders for lipid management in patients with ischemic heart disease in the veterans health administration: QUERI Series

 

Intervention

Comparison

 

Site A

Site B

Site C

Site D

Site E

Site F

Site description

Small non-tertiary facility in a relatively small city; frontier state

Large tertiary teaching center in a large metropolitan area with several smaller clinics in outlying areas

Very small non-tertiary facility in a small city in extremely remote area

Relatively large non-tertiary outpatient only facility with several smaller clinics in outlying areas

Small non-tertiary facility in a relatively small city; frontier area

Large tertiary teaching center in a large metropolitan area with several smaller clinics in outlying areas

Number of patients with IHD during entire study period

1883

4440

1001

4021

1399

5763

Number of primary care providers

14

60

9

22

11

83

Proportion of PCPs who responded to survey

80%

78%

96%

80%

70%

57%

Proportion of PCPs who are MDs

65%

53%

79%

62%

71%

33%

Proportion of PCPs who are over 45 years old

60%

58%

50%

46%

43%

36%

Proportion male PCPs

57%

46%

81%

28%

73%

43%

Proportion PCPs stating they feel clinical reminders are useful

45%

49%

50%

71%

64%

39%

Commitment to intervention at baseline

Size of team attending kick off meeting

3 of 8

8 of 21

4 of 9

NA

Composition of team attending kick off meeting

1 MD, 2 RNs

1 QM, 1 Admin, 6 NPs or PAs

2 MDs, 2 RNs

   
  1. PCP-Primary Care Provider