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Table 3 Effect of deprivation status on the probability of receiving quality indicators (Unscheduled Care)

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

Pathway point

Condition

Unscheduled care: indicator definition

Marginal effect (ME)

Std. Error

Arrival (Test)

HF

Evaluation of LVS Function

0.009

−0.0262

Arrival (Test)

PN

Initial antibiotic selection for CAP in immunocompetent patients

0.0593*

−0.029

Arrival (Test)

PN

Blood cultures in A&E before antibiotic administration

0.1027*

−0.0507

Arrival (Prevention)

AMI

Aspirin at arrival

0.0018

−0.0144

Arrival (Prevention)

AMI

Fibrinolytic Therapy within 30 min of arrival

0.0184

−0.0954

Arrival (Prevention)

PN

Initial antibiotic within 6 h of arrival

−0.049

−0.0332

Discharge

AMI

Adult smoking cessation advice

−0.1521**

−0.0561

Discharge

HF

Discharge instructions

−0.1530***

−0.0394

Discharge

HF

Adult smoking cessation advice

−0.0849

−0.1154

Discharge

PN

Adult smoking cessation advice

−0.1002

−0.0554

Discharge

AMI

Aspirin prescribed at discharge

0.0066

−0.0124

Discharge

AMI

ACEI or ARB for LVSD

0.026

−0.0326

Discharge

HF

ACEI or ARB for LVSD

−0.0086

−0.0395

Discharge

AMI

Beta blocker prescribed at discharge

−0.0026

−0.0237

  1. (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