The unit of analysis was an observation which represents a unique woman, but not a unique provider since providers usually cared for multiple women during the observation period.
A unique provider identification number was used to link the NHI provider file, which identifies provider accreditation level.
We conducted a cluster randomised controlled trial, where all general practices in Denmark were randomised to an intervention group or to a control group by means of the unique provider number of each practice.
Prior to the start of the study, all 2181 general practices in Denmark were randomly allocated to the intervention (n=1091) or control (n=1090) group by the unique provider number of each practice, using a computerised random number generator.
Prior to study start, all 2181 general practices in Denmark were randomly allocated to the intervention (n=1091) or control (n=1090) group by the unique provider number of each practice using a computerised random-number generator in the statistical program Stata V.10.0 (StataCorp).
With the permission of all participating GPs, pathology laboratories were provided with each GPs unique provider number, specific to their place of practice.
Measures of utilization included total number of primary care visits each year and total number of unique providers from 2004 to 2006, as well as ever being hospitalized in 2004 to 2006.
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Each case study has a unique breakdown of service providers.
Each site had a unique complement of health providers, which included: chiropodists, psychologists, social workers, dieticians, physician assistants, pharmacists, patient educators, mental health workers, health promoters, respiratory therapists, case managers, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians.
We conceptualized that each active pulmonary TB patient is part of a unique network that consists of social contacts and health providers (Fig. 1).
