Table 2.
Estimation of the time and reasonability of the effort to retrieve the data to calculate QI 1, 2, 3, 15 and 17 by the physicians (n=42) of the two PEMS
| QI no. | Estimated time to retrieve the data required to calculate each QI* | Reasonability of the effort to retrieve the data required to calculate each QI | ||||
| ≤60 min n (%) median (IQR) |
>60 min n (%) |
I don’t know n (%) |
Reasonable n (%) |
Not reasonable n (%) |
I don’t know n (%) |
|
| QI 1 | 20 (47) 10 (3–45) |
13 (31) | 9 (21) | 25 (60) | 11 (26) | 6 (14) |
| QI 2 | 28 (67) 12.5 (3–30) |
6 (14) | 8 (19) | 33 (79) | 4 (10) | 5 (12) |
| QI 3 | 23 (55) 15 (5–60) |
11 (26) | 8 (19) | 23 (55) | 11 (26) | 8 (19) |
| QI 15 | 22 (52) 5 (2–15) |
6 (14) | 14 (33) | 22 (52) | 13 (31) | 7 (17) |
| QI 17 | 27 (64) 5 (2–60) |
5 (12) | 10 (24) | 22 (52) | 13 (31) | 7 (17) |
For times ≤60 min, physicians were invited to estimate the time with a precision of 1 min. If they estimated that the time was >60 min, no further precision was required.
PEMS, physician-staffed emergency medical services; QI, quality indicator.