Table 3.

Comparison of Care Between Preintervention and Postintervention Groups

Process Indicator	Preimplementation Quality Rate (%) (n =300)*	Postimplementation Quality Rate (%) (n =300)*	P-Value for Pre/Post Comparison†
Subjective assessment	49.3	48.7	.866
Exam for pain complaint	26.0	26.0	.924
Other orders to assess pain	11.7	8.3	.171
New pain prescription	8.7	11.0	.331
Change existing pain meds	6.7	4.3	.208
Any other form of treatment	11.7	13.7	.461
Follow-up plan made	10.0	8.7	.567
Composite evaluation	50.0	50.3	.867
Composite treatment	26.0	28.3	.517
Any attention to pain	52.0	53.0	.802

^*Variables have the potential to be affirmative in 100% of patients, regardless of the presence or absence of pain.

^†P >.05 for all comparisons between pre and post groups using random effects (to account for physician clustering) logistic regression analysis; post hoc analysis indicated that a minimal difference of 6% to 10% could be detected between the groups.