Sentence examples for estimates of practice from inspiring English sources

As an example, we show differences in the estimates of practice costs of Dutch GPs.

For cluster-randomized trials (studies that randomize at the level of the centre rather than the patient), reliable estimates of practice variability and outcomes differences between centres are needed.

In this case, our study likely represents conservative estimates of practice and our finding that more than 80% of Level 1 strategies were selected, and more than 40% of Level 3 strategies were selected, is a best case scenario.

Case-mix adjusted estimates of practice level scores were calculated for items addressing four components of patient experience: i) communication with doctors and nurses (four questions); ii) access to care (three questions); iii) continuity of care (one question); and iv) overall satisfaction with care (one question).

In addition, indirectly standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for each practice, based on England and Wales' standard rates and mid-year estimates of practice populations provided by PCTs in line with National Clinical and Health Outcomes Development (NCHOD)'s methodology.

The practitioner's estimates of practice-wide patient volume may not be reliable.

We repeated this analysis limiting to a sample of practices with over five patient reports per practice (a more stable estimate of practice performance) and found similar results.

In order to derive a conservative estimate of practice we assumed that where a practice diary was not completed on a given day or for a given week that no practice had taken place over that period.

The consequence is that the denominator used here to calculate rates gives a pessimistic estimate of practice activity, and the true rate could be higher, perhaps by as much as a factor of two.

Individuals' follow-up started at the later of the date they registered with the practice and either the date from which the data met database-defined quality standards (GPRD and QResearch), practice computerization date (THIN), or 1 January 1990 (IMS Health: a conservative estimate of practice computerization date).

The first section of the survey collected demographic information including age, gender, years in practice, education, location of the practice (by State), number of veterinarians in the practice, practice composition and species focus including estimates of average practice herd size.