Table 3.

Proportion of Chosen Certification Activities That Addressed Quality Gaps

SampleChosen Certification Activities That Addressed Quality Gaps, Mean (SD) %
OverallStudy Group
InterventionControlP Value
Total27.2 (28.5)28.8 (31.1)25.7 (25.9).94
Organization
    KPWA13.6 (28.3)17.7 (34.1)6.4 (10.2).86
    KPCO22.0 (19.5)25.2 (23.5)20.1 (16.7).59
    OCHIN38.4 (29.4)40.6 (28.9)36.6 (30.0).52
    SETMAa57.9 (7.1)50 (...)61.8 (2.6)
  • KPCO = Kaiser Permanente Colorado; KPWA = Kaiser Permanente Washington; OCHIN = a nonprofit health care innovation center focused on the needs of community health centers, small practices, and critical access hospitals; SETMA = Southeast Texas Medical Associates.

  • Notes: Quality gaps were defined as quality areas in which the physician scored below the mean for the whole study population.

  • a Only 6 SETMA physicians participated in study.