Table 4 Physicians' (medical specialists participating or not in the cardiology program and GPs participating in GP-centered care) perceptions of medical care and cooperation
From: Implementing coordinated ambulatory cardiology care in southern Germany: a mixed-methods study
Question | Specialists (participating) (n = 75) | Specialists (non-participating) (n = 21) | GPs (participating) (n = 73) |
|---|---|---|---|
In your day-to-day work, how much do you adhere to cardiologic guidelines? (mean (sd)) [n] | 5.1 (0.7) [73] | 5.1 (0.3) [20] | |
Because of the color coding in your practice’s software you prescribe discounted medications to participating patients … (n (%)) | |||
Less frequently than in regular care | 0 (0.00) | ||
As frequently as/similar to regular care | 37 (51.4) | ||
More frequently than in regular care | 32 (44.4) | ||
I don’t know about the color coding | 3 (4.2) | ||
When are your reports of diagnostic findings sent out to the GP? (n (%)) * | |||
On the same day | 33 (45.2) | 3 (14.3) | |
Within 3 days | 26 (35.6) | 14 (66.7) | |
Within 5 days | 8 (11.0) | 3 (14.3) | |
Within 6 days or more | 6 (8.2) | 1 (4.8) | |
When it comes to patients participating in the cardiology program, how often do you receive the GPs' structured “accompanying letter to the specialist” with relevant laboratory results and (presumption) diagnoses? (mean (sd)) [n] | 2.0 (1.3) [73] | ||
When it comes to referrals of patients participating in the cardiology program, how often do you use the structured “accompanying letter to the specialist” with relevant laboratory results and (presumption) diagnoses? (mean (sd)) | 2.0 (1.8) [70] | ||
Which of the following information are included in your reports to the GP? (n (%)) | |||
Diagnoses | 74 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | |
ICD-Codes ** | 34 (45.9) | 1 (4.8) | |
Anamnesis | 73 (98.6) | 21 (100.0) | |
Pre-medications | 58 (78.4) | 17 (81.0) | |
Status | 56 (75.7) | 14 (66.7) | |
Laboratory results | 50 (67.7) | 11 (52.4) | |
Instrument-based diagnostics and findings | 74 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | |
Summed up evaluation | 74 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | |
Therapy suggestions | 73 (98.6) | 21 (100.0) | |
Health products | 6 (8.0) | 3 (14.3) | |