Question: Practice Type and Compliance with Baseline Test Guidelines

The effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) include problems involing peptic ulceration, renal function, and liver disease. In 1996, the American College of Rheumatology issued and disseminated guidelines recommending baseline tests (CBC, hepatic panel, and renal tests) when prescribing NSAID. A study was conducted by Rothenberg and Holcomb, the results of which are in their paper “Guidelines for Monitoring of NSAIDS: Who Listened?”, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology (2000), to determine if physicians taking part in a national database of computerized medical records performed the recommended baseline tests when prescribing NSAID. The researchers classified physicians in the study into four categories; those practicing in internal medicine, family practice, academic family practice, and multispeciality groups.

The results are in the data file: Practice Compliance.JMP and are presented below.

a) Do these data provide evidence for us to conclude that type of practice and
performance of the recommended baseline tests are related? Summarize your findings.

b) Find 95% CI’s for the compliance percent for each of the four practice areas.
Interpret (4 pts.)

	Select Analyze > Distribution and place Baseline Tests? In the Y box and Practice Type in the By box.