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, 1. Study
Year Purpose
Tu 2003 142 To determine
the impact of
Canada’s first
report featuring
hospital-specific
AMI
performance
measures.
2.
Geographic
Location
Ontario,
Canada
3. Study
Design/
Type
Survey
(descriptive)
4. Sample/
Population
Opinions and
reported
hospital-level
responses to
public report.
Mailed surveys
to all hospitals in
Ontario (n=121
eligible hospitals)
for the surgeon
most responsible
for cardiac care
to respond. 51
completed
surveys;
response rate =
41%
5. Procedure/
Additional
Description if
Needed 6. Outcomes
I-35
All self reported
by hospital
cardiac surgeon:
Changes in AMI
care made at
hospitals
Limitations of the
Cardiac Atlas
Views on the
impact of the
cardiac atlas
7. Name of
Public
Report or
Subject
Matter
ICES Atlas
(Ontario
Cardiac
Surgery
Report Card)
8. KQ1: 9. KQ2:
Results Results
Not Studied Not Studied