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Table 3 Number and percentages of Technical Physicians and medical specialists for the four impact indicators

From: Evaluation of the impact of technical physicians on improving individual patient care with technology

 

Increase

No increase

Unable to assess

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Innovation

 Technical physician

30

100

0

0

0

0

 Medical specialist

17

100

0

0

0

0

Effectiveness

 Technical physician

17

57

1

3

12

40

 Medical specialist

12

71

0

0

5

29

Efficiency

 Technical physician

20

67

3

10

7

23

 Medical specialist

11

65

2

12

4

23

Safety

 Technical physician

26

87

1

3

3

10

 Medical specialist

8

47

6

35

3

18

  1. Technical physicians (n = 30) and medical specialists (n = 17) who perceived an increase, no increase, or were unable to assess the impact of the TP’s work for the four impact indicators in The Netherlands between 2017–2019