Table 5.
Frequency of Misspelled Free-text Hypoglycemic Drug Entries by Provider and Clinic Type (n=420)
| No. (%) of Misspellings a | No. (%) of free-text entries b | Proportions of Misspellings by role/type;% a/b*100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider role | |||
| Physician | 191 (45.5) | 1416 (58.7) | 13.5 |
| Physician Assistant | 2 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 16.7 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 37 (8.8) | 299 (12.4) | 12.4 |
| Registered Nurse | 43 (10.2) | 189 (7.8) | 22.8 |
| Pharmacist | 1 (0.2) | 14 (0.6) | 7.1 |
| Unspecified | 146 (34.8) | 482 (20.0) | 30.3 |
| Clinic type | |||
| General/Internal medicine & Primary care | 113 (26.9) | 651 (27.0) | 17.4 |
| Ophthalmology | 147 (35.0) | 585 (24.3) | 25.1 |
| Endocrine/diabetes center | 10 (2.4) | 347 (14.4) | 2.9 |
| Urgent care | 22 (5.2) | 133 (5.5) | 16.5 |
| Pediatrics | 6 (1.4) | 122 (5.1) | 4.9 |
| Oncology | 31 (7.4) | 100 (4.1) | 31.0 |
| Women’s care | 13 (3.1) | 61 (2.5) | 21.3 |
| Cardiology | 4 (1.0) | 35 (1.5) | 11.4 |
| Others | 74 (17.6) | 378 (16.7) | 19.6 |
| Total | 420 | 2412 | 17.4 |