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Table 2 Proportions and means

From: Trends towards stronger primary care in three western European countries; 2006-2012

 

Country

2006

2009

2012

Change 2006-2012 - = decrease + = increase

Organization of Primary care

     

 Non physician per FTE physician within practice

Germany

2.24

2.08*

2.87*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

1.22

1.38*

1.70*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

0.92

1.04*

1.32*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

 Out-of –hours care (%)

Germany

76.1

54.3*

89.6*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

96.3

97.0

95.3

 

UK

87.1

88.8

95.5*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

 Same or next day appointment (% almost all >80 %)

Germany

69.0

57.3*

56.6*

- (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

71.9

62.1*

61.5*

- (p < 0.001)

UK

73.4

64.8*

55.3*‡

- (p < 0.001)

IT to support organization of primary care

     

 Use electronic medical records (%)

Germany

42.1

73.3*

83.2*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

97.9

99.8*

98.7‡

 

UK

89.5

96.8*

96.8*

+ (p < 0.001)

 Reminder notices to patients receiving care (%)

Germany

27.6

17.4*

18.1*

- (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

61.0

48.6*

43.1*

- (p < 0.001)

UK

83.3

76.8*

65.5*‡

- (p < 0.001)

 Alert/prompt for providing test results (%)

Germany

32.0

11.7*

11.3*

- (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

16.5

7.8*

6.6*

- (p < 0.001)

UK

53.5

49.2

58.3‡

 

 List of patients by diagnosis or health risk (% easy)

Germany

80.6

71.1*

55.6*‡

- (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

63.3

67.1

78.1*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

92.5

97.3*

96.0*

+ (p = 0.009)

 List of patients due or overdue for tests or preventive care (%easy)

Germany

63.7

39.0*

41.7*

- (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

41.9

65.0*

73.0*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

77.2

90.9*

89.6*

+ (p < 0.001)

 List of all medications taken by individual patients (%easy)

Germany

54.9

58.1

62.2*

+ (p = 0.001)

Netherlands

59.8

70.0*

78.8*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

87.8

90.4

98.5*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

Incentives for performance improvement

     

 Incentive for patients with chronic diseases (%)

Germany

24.0

49.7*

61.0*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

50.0

62.2*

77.6*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

80.5

84.8

51.7*‡

- (p < 0.001)

 Incentive for enhanced preventive care (%)

Germany

28.3

24.9

23.3*

- (p = 0.01)

Netherlands

19.0

17.8

28.8*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

74.2

39.4*

38.1*

- (p < 0.001)

 Receives data on clinical outcomes (%)

Germany

70.9

41.3*

54.1*‡

- (p < 0.001)

Netherlands

36.7

64.8*

82.0*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

78.1

90.8*

85.4*‡

+ (p = 0.001)

 Receives data on patient satisfaction (%)

Germany

27.4

24.5

34.8*‡

+ (p = 0.001)

Netherlands

19.1

22.7

39.7*‡

+ (p < 0.001)

UK

89.5

96.7*

84.9*‡

- (p = 0.01)

  1. *Significant (p < 0.05) change compared to 2006 ‡ Significant (p < 0.05) change between 2009 and 2012