5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Author,
Year 10. KQ3:Results 11. KQ4: Results 12. KQ5: Results 13. KQ6: Results 14. Summary
Importance of risk-adjusted
willing or much less willing
mortality***:
to operate. None were
Minimally or not important: 11(5);
more willing. Of the
8(14)
cardiologists, a majority
Moderately Important: 32(12);
(59%) said it was at least
15(26)
somewhat more difficult to
Very or extremely important:
find surgeons willing to
227(84); 35(60)
operate on their most
severe cases. Of note,
Importance of clinical outcomes
10% stated it was easier
other than mortality**:
to find surgeons willing to
Minimally or not important: 3(1); 3(5)
operate. Only 30% of
Moderately important: 31(12); 12(21)
cardiologists said the
Very or extremely important:
Consumer Guide had a
236(87); 423(74)
moderate to substantial
influence on their
Importance of Consumer Guide
Ratings:
Minimally or not important: 158(70);
39(68)
Moderately important: 49(22): 12(21)
Very or extremely important: 20(9);
6(11)
referrals.
Influence of Consumer Guide ratings
on referrals (only cardiologists):
none: 1240(62)
Minimal: 57(25)
Moderate: 25(11)
Substantial: 5(2)
Percentage of patients with whom
respondent discussed Consumer
Guide in past year:
0: 149(66); 33(57)
1-10: 54(24); 22(38)
>10: 24(11); 3(5)
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Limitations of the Consumer Guide
Rated by Respondents as Very or
Extremely Important:
[#,(%) for Cardiologists; #,(%)for
Cardiac Surgeons]
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Research/
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