Table 2.

Physician Perceptions of the Impact of the Pneumonia Practice Guideline ^*

Effect of Pneumonia Guideline	Agree, %	No opinion, %	Disagree, %
Fewer hospitalizations	93	6	1
Decreased cost of care	91	7	2
Better quality of care	74	19	7
Easier triage decisions for clinicians	66	18	16
More likely to treat future pneumonia patients as outpatients	65	35	0
Increased patient satisfaction with care	51	28	20
Increased malpractice risk	25	35	40
Increased risk of serious adverse events	18	21	61

^*Survey completed shortly after encounter with eligible pneumonia patient (n= 172).