TABLE 1.
Parameter | No. of ABGMs from hospitals with bed size of:
|
P value (χ2 test) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-50 | 51-250 | >250 | Total (%) | ||
No. of institutions | 23 | 51 | 92 | 166 | 0.072 |
No. of institutions with ABGMsa | 9 | 49 | 91 | 149 | |
Type of Institution | |||||
Academic | 1 | 2 | 54 | 57 (34.3) | <0.001 |
Community | 19 | 44 | 35 | 98 (59.0) | |
Veterans Administration | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 (3.0) | |
Other | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 (3.7) | |
ABGM compiled by: | |||||
Laboratory personnel | 8 | 41 | 65 | 114 (76.5) | 0.139 |
Pharmacy personnel | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 (2.7) | |
Laboratory and pharmacy personnel | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 (16.1) | |
Other | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 (4.7) | |
Electronic reporting | |||||
No | 5 | 26 | 35 | 66 (55.5) | 0.003 |
Yes; intranet | 2 | 8 | 22 | 32 (26.9) | |
Yes; Internet | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 (17.6) |
Evaluated in analysis.