Table 2

Intervention and comparison facility descriptions


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




PCP-Primary Care Provider

Sales et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:28   doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-28