Table 3

Study Part 2 – RBR using vs. non-using physicians: The proportion of well-baby visits where the documentation criteria for each of the six derived variables was met

Outcome Variables

Physicians who used the RBR

(Mean and 95% CI of their derived scores)

Physicians who did not use the RBR

(Mean and 95% CI of their derived scores)

P Value

Growth

(wt, length, and head circ recorded)

77.4%

(95% CI: 64.9 – 89.9)

59.4%

(95% CI: 41.3 – 77.6)

P = 0.097

Nutrition

(type of feeding recorded)

86.9%

(95% CI: 79.9 – 93.9)

69.8%

(95% CI: 56.6 – 83.0)

P = 0.023

Safety

(discussion of safety issue(s) recorded)

70.7%

(95% CI: 57.9 – 83.5)

2.8%

(95% CI: -0.4 – 6.0)

P < 0.001

Development

(any milestones recorded)

80.3%

(95% CI: 72.3 – 88.4)

49.9%

(95% CI: 35.7 – 64.1)

P = 0.001

P/E

(physical exam recorded)

89.4%

(95% CI: 82.4 – 96.4)

88.1%

(95% CI: 77.7 – 98.6)

P = 0.828

Overall comprehensiveness

(avg proportion estimate for each variable)

80.8%

(95% CI: 74.3 – 87.3)

53.8%

(95% CI:45.0 – 62.6)

P < 0.001

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