A new implicit review instrument for measuring quality of care delivered to pediatric patients in the emergency department

Table 3 Measures of internal consistency

Deleted variable	Reviewer 1		Reviewer 2
	Item-total correlation*	Cronbach's alpha without item	Item-total correlation*	Cronbach's alpha without item
Initial data gathering by physician about acute problems	0.63	0.94	0.66	0.89
Physician integration of information and development of appropriate diagnoses	0.76	0.91	0.74	0.87
Physician initial treatment plan and orders	0.88	0.89	0.77	0.87
Physician plan for disposition and follow-up	0.83	0.90	0.65	0.89
Assess the overall quality of care provided to the patient	0.94	0.87	0.90	0.83

* Item-total correlation is the correlation between the specified item and the sum of the other four items in the tool.
Cronbach's alpha, Reviewer 1 = 0.92
Cronbach's alpha, Reviewer 2 = 0.89

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