Reference group | CME-M group | Comparison between groups | |||||||||||
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Before CME-M | After CME-M | Before vs. after | Before CME-M | After CME-M | Before vs. after | ||||||||
∆0 | IRR0b (95% CI) | P | ∆1 | IRR1b (95% CI) | P | ∆1/∆0 | IRR1/IRR0b (95% CI) | P | |||||
All data, N practices (GPs) | 248 (425) | - | 148 (385) | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Referral ratea per GP, mean | 20.4 | 20.8 | 0.4 | 1.02c (0.98;1.05) | 0.316 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 1.05 c (1.01;1.08) | 0.009 | 2.0 | 1.03c (0.98;1.08) | 0.214 |
Referral ratea per 1000 patients, mean | 25.0 | 25.3 | 0.3 | 1.01c (0.98;1.05) | 0.435 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 1.0 | 1.04c (0.99;1.08) | 0.111 | 3.3 | 1.02c (0.97;1.08) | 0.454 |
Single-handed practices, N practices (GPs) | 149 (149) | - | 45 (45) | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Referral ratea per GP, mean | 21.3 | 21.7 | 0.4 | 1.02 (0.96;1.08) | 0.481 | 24.0 | 23.9 | −0.1 | 0.99 (0.89;1.09) | 0.796 | −0.25 | 0.97 (0.86;1.08) | 0.566 |
Referral ratea per 1000 patients, mean | 24.2 | 24.3 | 0.1 | 1.01 (0.95;1.07) | 0.763 | 26.9 | 26.2 | −0.7 | 0.98 (0.88;1.08) | 0.626 | −7.0 | 0.97 (0.86;1.09) | 0.567 |
Partnership practices, N practices (GPs) | 99 (276) | - | 103 (340) | - | - | - | - | ||||||
Referral ratea per GP, mean | 18.9 | 19.3 | 0.4 | 1.02 (0.97;1.05) | 0.540 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 1.2 | 1.06 (1.02;1.10) | 0.002 | 3.0 | 1.04 (0.99;1.10) | 0.105 |
Referral ratea per 1000 patients, mean | 26.3 | 26.9 | 0.6 | 1.02 (0.97;1.08) | 0.457 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 1.7 | 1.06 (1.01;1.12) | 0.019 | 2.8 | 1.04 (0.97;1.12) | 0.280 |