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Table 2 Charting requirement error rate per type of chart, baseline and during intervention

From: The MOWER (middle of the week everyone gets a re-chart) pilot study: reducing in-hospital charting error with a multi-intervention

 

Mean number of requirement errors ±SD (n)

  

Baseline

During intervention

Reduction in Errors

p value

All charts

4.6 ± 1.3 (420)

3.4 ± 1.7 (159)

−1.2 (95%CI 0.9, 1.5)

< 0.001

Weekday charts

4.5 ± 1.3 (323)

3.3 ± 1.7 (132)

− 1.2 (95%CI 0.9, 1.5)

< 0.001

Weekend charts

4.7 ± 1.4 (97)

4.1 ± 1.5 (27)

−0.6 (95%CI − 0.01, 1.2)

0.09

Primary charts

4.6 ± 1.3 (333)

3.7 ± 1.5 (127)

−0.9 (95%CI 0.6, 1.2)

< 0.001

Re-charts

4.4 ± 1.4 (87)

2.2 ± 1.7 (32)

− 2.2 (95%CI 1.6, 2.8)

< 0.001