5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Table I1. Hospital qualitative studies: columns 1-9 of 15 (pages I-1 to I-18) (continued)
Author,
Year
1. Study
Purpose
2.
Geographic
Location
3. Study
Design/
Type
4. Sample/
Population
5. Procedure/
Additional
Description if
Needed 6. Outcomes
I-7
7. Name of
Public
Report or
Subject
Matter
8. KQ1:
Results
9. KQ2:
Results
of care used
in 2005-2006
to make
decision
about
hospital: OR
(95% CI)
Percent of
patients with
adverse
outcome
after surgery:
not
significant for
any
comparison
Percent of
patients with
little pain:
1.76 (0.59–
5.25) vs. 5.69
(1.72–18.86);
p