5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Author
Year
Narins
2005 156
1. Study
Purpose
and/or a
priori
Hypothesis
changed over
the intervening
period
To
systematically
evaluate the
opinions and
experiences of
all physicians
who were
included in the
most recent
2.
Geographic
Location
3. Study
Design/
Type
New York Descriptive
Survey
4. Sample/
Population:
Who or what
is studied? 5. Outcomes
All
interventional
cardiologists
in New York
State
included in
the most
recent PCI in
New York
Self-report
questionnaire
K-15
6. Name of
Report or
Subject
Matter 7. Results 8. Summary
PCI in New
York State
(1998-
2000)
2) Do you think surgeons’
performance tables improve
outcomes: 30.3; 42.5; 67; 52.2
(0.0318)
3) How do you think performance
should be assessed?
By individual surgeons
performance tables: 17.4; 35.1;
61.5; 48.5;(0.0033)
By surgical teams (i.e. including
anesthetists) performance tables:
62.4; 68.7; 23.9; 22.4; (0.6098)
By hospital performance tables:
62.4; 61.4; 23.9; 24.6 (0.8994)
4) How do you think performance
tables will affect your patients’
behavior?
They will feel more confident in
the care they receive: 21.1; 39.6;
59.6; 38.1 (0.0005)
They will become more
demanding: 45; 20.9; 33.9; 56.7
(