Association of Dashboard Time and Physician Characteristics With Choosing Certification Activities That Addressed Quality Gaps Among Intervention Physicians
| Variable | Chosen Activities Addressed Quality Gaps, OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Model 1a | Model 2b | |
| Time reviewing dashboard: ≤80 sec vs >80 sec | 1.09 (0.46-2.55) | 0.91 (0.39-2.08) |
| Physician characteristics | ||
| Age tertile, y | ||
| <43.49 | Reference | Reference |
| 43.9-54.9 | 1.81 (0.73-4.49) | 0.87 (0.31-2.48) |
| >54.9 | 1.01 (0.36-2.86) | 1.67 (0.68-4.10) |
| Male | 1.84 (0.84-4.83) | 2.13 (0.97-4.67) |
| MD degree (vs DO degree) | 0.31 (0.05-1.90) | 0.28 (0.05-1.78) |
| International medical graduate | 4.55 (0.76-27.11) | 5.20 (0.86-31.58) |
| Most recent ABFM Certification Examination score tertile | ||
| <530 | Reference | Reference |
| 530-620 | 0.68 (0.25-1.84) | 1.62 (0.54-4.83) |
| >620 | 1.37 (0.46-4.14) | 0.70 (0.26-1.90) |
| Organization | ||
| KPWA | Reference | Reference |
| KPCO | 1.64 (0.32-8.34) | 1.92 (0.39-9.54) |
| OCHIN | 2.36 (0.63-8.88) | 3.05 (0.84-11.00) |
| SETMAc | ||
ABFM = American Board of Family Medicine; DO = doctor of osteopathic medicine; KPCO = Kaiser Permanente Colorado; KPWA = Kaiser Permanente Washington; MD = doctor of medicine; OCHIN = a nonprofit health care innovation center focused on the needs of community health centers, small practices, and critical access hospitals; OR = odds ratio; SETMA = Southeast Texas Medical Associates.
Note: Quality gaps were defined as quality areas in which the physician scored below the mean for the whole study population.
↵a Based on total time reviewing dashboard in the 2 weeks before certification activity and 166 chosen certification activities.
↵b Based on total time reviewing dashboard in the 3 weeks before certification activity and 191 chosen certification activities.
↵c None of the SETMA physicians used the quality dashboard in the 2 weeks or in the 3 weeks before their certification activity.