Physician Responses to Survey
| Random IMS survey (n = 18) | Academic Family Medicine Faculty(N = 16) | P Values Randomly Selected Physicians versus Academic FM Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall care unacceptable (<4) | 89% | 100% | 0.17 |
| Overall care near terrible (1 or 2) | 78% | 94% | 0.19 |
| Patient has an acute abdomen based on initial data available on admission | 100% | 100% | NS |
| Peptic ulcer disease—first diagnosis in differential | 22% | 44% | 0.18 |
| Peptic ulcer disease—anywhere on the differential diagnosis | 50% | 63% | 0.46 |
| Recommends surgical consult on admission | 100% | 81% | 0.05 |
| Recommends CT on admission | 100% | 88% | 0.12 |