Is the distribution of care quality provided under pay-for-performance equitable? Evidence from the Advancing Quality programme in England

Table 2 Effect of deprivation status on the probability of receiving quality indicators (Scheduled Care)

Pathway point	Condition	Scheduled care: indicator definition	Marginal Effect (ME)	Std. Error
Arrival (Test)	HK	Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients	−0.0879***	−0.0198
Arrival (Test)	CABG	Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients	−0.0554	−0.029
Pre-surgery	HK	Prophylactic antibiotic less than 1 h prior to surgical incision	0.0244	−0.0199
Pre-surgery	CABG	Prophylactic antibiotic less than 1 h prior to incision	0.0173	−0.0276
Pre-surgery	HK	Recommended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis ordered	0.0401**	−0.0137
Pre-surgery	HK	VTE Prophylaxis under 24 h pre- or post-surgery	0.1226***	−0.0171
Post-surgery	HK	Prophylactic antiobiotics discontinued under 24 h post-surgery	−0.0169	−0.0125
Post-surgery	CABG	Prophylactic antiobiotics discontinued under 24 h post-surgery	−0.01	−0.0339
Discharge	CABG	Aspirin prescribed at discharge	−0.0271	−0.0279

(The MEs show the change in a patient’s probability of receipt of an indicator for residing in an area with an additional 10 % of the population in receipt of social security payments on the basis of low income); *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; *p < 0.05

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