5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Table H3. Hospital quantitative studies: Columns 14-18 of 18 (pages H-40 to H-51) (continued)
Author,
Year (QA) 14. Results KQ4: (Selection by Patients and Payers)
Howard
2006 26
Performance: observed/expected graft failure (numbers
>1 indicate increased performance and DECREASED
(Fair) patient demand; numbers 10
registrants: 1.00 [.96, 1.04]; >20 registrants 1.00 [.96,
1.04]
College degree:
No Fixed Effects: All centers: .84 [.75, .94]**
Fixed Effects: All centers: .95 [.87, 1.04]; >10
registrants: .96 [.87, 1.06]; >20 registrants: .93 [.83,
1.05]
Age 18–40:
No Fixed Effects: All centers: .87 [.79, .96]**
Fixed Effects: all centers: .94 [.89, .98]**; >10
registrants: .94 [.89, .99]**; >20 registrants: .93 [.87,
.98]**
Private insurance:
No Fixed Effects: All centers: .85 [.78, .94]**
Fixed Effects: All centers: .97 [.92, 1.03]; >10
registrants: .99 [.93, 1.05]; >20 registrants: .97 [.91,
1.04]
Living donor:
No Fixed Effects: All centers: .93 [.84, 1.03]
Fixed Effects: All centers: .99 [.94, 1.04]; >10
registrants: .98 [.93, 1.04]; >20 registrants: 1.00 [.94,
1.06]
15. Results: KQ5
(Impact of Public
Report
Characteristics)
H-68
16. Results: KQ6 (Impact of
Contextual Factors) 17. Summary/Conclusion
18. Funder of
Research/Report