Table 1.
Primary Outcome Measures: Median DCPE and Median HCCPEa
| Intervention |
Preintervention |
Postinterventionb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Q4 2018 | Q1 2019 | Q2 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q4 2019 |
| Encounters | 579 | 367 | 400 | 360 | 388 |
| DCPE | 2 (1-17) | 2 (1-17); P=.030 | 7 (1-22); P<.001 | 8 (1-30); P<.001 | 8 (1-27); P<.001 |
| HCCPE | 0 (0-6) | 1 (0-11); P<.001 | 1.5 (0-12); P<.001 | 2 (0-16); P<.001 | 2 (0-14); P<.001 |
Abbreviations: DCPE, number of diagnoses coded per preoperative clinic encounter; HCCPE, number of hierarchical condition categories coded per preoperative clinic encounter; Q1, the first quarter; Q2, the second quarter; Q3, the third quarter; Q4, the fourth quarter
Each postintervention measures were compared against the preintervention measures from Q4 2018.