Before-and-after data for physician RLS submission rates
Site | Physician-submitted RLS reports/all reports | Proportion of physician-submitted RLS reports (%) | OR | P value | ||
Before (14 quarters*) | After (20 quarters*) | Before | After | (95% CI) | ||
SHC | 115/10 253 | 383/14 082 | 1.12 | 2.72 | 2.46 (1.99 to 3.07) | <0.001 |
Calgary Zone† | 636/102 196 | 1339/169 668 | 0.62 | 0.79 | 1.27 (1.15 to 1.40) | <0.001 |
Rest of Alberta‡ | 1482/250 024 | 819/4 15 983 | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.33 (0.30 to 0.36) | <0.001 |
*A quarter refers to a quarter-year, or a 3-month period of time. The before period spanned July 2013–December 2016. The after period spanned January 2017–December 2021.
†Excluding SHC.
‡Excluding Calgary Zone.
RLS, Reporting and Learning System for Patient Safety; SHC, South Health Campus.