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. 2004 Aug;39(4 Pt 1):771–792. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00257.x

Table 2.

Standard Deviation, Rank and ANOVA Results of Top 39 Indicators by Stakeholder Group

Physician (P) Nurse (N) Manager (M) Home Care (H) Prehospital (Ph)





Model of Performance/Indicator Mean SD Rank Mean SD Rank Mean SD Rank Mean SD Rank Mean SD Rank
1. Time to thrombolysis for AMI *** 6.42 0.72 1 6.63 0.97 1 6.55 0.75 1 6.4 1.18 3 6.71>P, C 0.75 1
2. Time to MD assessment** 5.69 1.13 10 6.18> P 0.89 11 6.15> P 0.99 5 6.03 1.31 14 6.17> P 0.96 4
3. Time to thrombolysis for stroke*** 4.78 2.11 69 6.45>P, M 1.16 3 5.84>P 1.77 23 6.45>P, M 1.14 2 6.34>P 1.39 2
4. Availability of diagnostic testing** 5.65 1.27 15 6.24>P, M 0.81 8 5.8 1.1 27 5.93 1.24 25 6.04 0.95 9
5. Time to triage*** 5.55 1.24 20 6.14>P 1.02 16 6.11>P 1.05 8 5.98 1.35 18 6.2>P 1.05 3
6. Time to nursing assessment** 5.57 1.12 18 6.19>P 1 10 6.11>P 1.01 7 5.98 1.33 17 6.04>P 1.05 8
7. Cycle time for diagnostic tests 5.85 1.02 5 6.07 0.88 20 5.92 1.03 14 5.75 1.29 40 5.82 1.1 16
8. Availability of MD consultants*** 5.59 1.25 17 6.16>P, M, Ph 0.9 14 5.71 1.33 31 6.01 1.04 16 5.75 1.04 19
9. Time to pain management*** 5.38 1.04 29 6.29>P, M, Ph 0.85 6 5.86>P 1.15 20 6.22>P 1.17 7 5.86>P 1.22 13
10. Time from admission to transfer to inpatient unit*** 5.66 1.21 13 6.23>all 0.92 9 5.83 1.25 24 5.53 1.5 61 5.7 1.22 23
11. Inpatient days in ED 5.72 1.44 9 6.03 1.44 23 5.57 1.78 38 5.63 1.49 54 5.6 1.4 27
12. Ambulance arrivals from other EDs*** 5.09 1.67 48 5.23 1.92 78 4.58 2.18 93 5.38>M 1.85 73 5.83> P, M 1.55 15
13. Critical patients transferred out due to no in-house critical care beds/services 5.42 1.82 25 5.6 1.81 53 5.56 1.61 40 5.69 1.76 50 6.04 1.33 10
14. Ambulance redirects *** 5.37>M 1.59 31 5.07 1.9 87 4.56 2.16 95 5.43>M 1.85 68 6.12>All 1.37 5
15. Time on ambulance redirects*** 5.06 1.52 51 5.5>M 1.67 63 4.64 2.05 91 5.58>M 1.61 59 6.01>P, M 1.27 11
16. Adverse events* 5.65 1.19 14 6.09>P 1.2 19 5.93 1.05 13 6.02 1.32 15 6.1>P 1.1 6
17. Client satisfaction–pain management*** 5.41 1.2 26 6.17>P, Ph 0.84 12 6.06>P, Ph 0.87 10 6.14>P, Ph 1.1 10 5.6 1.17 26
18. Client satisfaction–outcomes of care*** 5.56 1.25 19 6.3>P, Ph 0.77 5 6.18>P, Ph 0.87 4 6.1>P 1.1 12 5.76 1.19 18
19. Client satisfaction–quality of care*** 5.54 1.26 21 6.25>P, H, Ph 0.81 7 6.27>P, H, Ph 0.8 3 5.93 1.16 24 5.8 1.09 17
20. Client satisfaction–nursing care*** 5.16 1.28 42 6.1>P, H, Ph 0.97 18 6.06>P, Ph 0.89 11 5.74>P 1.24 41 5.43 1.16 41
21. Client satisfaction–physician care*** 5.27 1.31 36 5.98>P, Ph 1.01 27 6.07>P, Ph 0.85 9 5.81>P 1.2 34 5.57 1.19 32
22. Visits by triage category*** 5.39 1.67 27 6.04>P, Ph 1.07 22 6.41> all 0.92 2 5.69 1.44 46 5.53 1.33 36
23. Total cost of ED care*** 5.1 1.41 47 5.48>Ph 1.15 64 5.92>P, N.H 1.21 15 5.4 1.64 69 5.06 1.39 70
24. Staff satisfaction*** 5.99 0.9 3 6.55>all 0.76 2 6.14 0.84 6 5.96 1.3 22 6.08 1 7
25. Total worked nursing hours*** 5.29 1.42 35 6.17>P, M, H, Ph 1.01 13 5.91>P, H 1.15 16 5.44 1.66 65 5.58 1.29 30
26. Nursing turnover* 5.66 1.18 12 5.98>P, Ph 1.26 25 5.97>Ph 1.05 12 5.86 1.37 29 5.65 1.28 24
27. Recruitment/retention activities** 5.76 0.96 6 6.15>P, H, Ph 1 15 5.81 1.23 26 5.71 1.45 44 5.58 1.33 29
28. Physician workload 5.87 0.9 4 5.91 1.14 35 5.91 0.99 17 5.69 1.47 47 5.88 1.1 12
29. Follow-up for x-ray discrepancies 5.67 0.12 11 5.56 1.18 59 5.66 1.33 34 5.84 1.2 32 5.63 0.1 25
30. Physician turnover 5.74 1.11 7 5.68 1.29 48 5.87 1.11 19 5.8 1.34 35 5.73 1.29 21
31. Opportunities for staff training/certification*** 5.73 1.02 8 6.43> all 0.89 4 5.85 1.18 22 5.96 1.33 23 5.84 1.26 14
32. Treatment information is provided to family MD*** 5.6 1.26 16 5.63 1.2 50 5.58 1.33 37 6.11>all 1.12 11 5.3 1.42 51
33. Access to primary care in the community*** 6.11>Ph 1.03 2 5.87 1 38 5.69 1.28 33 6.35>N, M, Ph 0.87 5 5.57 1.38 31
34. ED and community staff examine scope of care*** 4.7 1.54 75 5.4>P 1.34 71 5.05 1.38 74 6.39>all 0.87 4 5.17 1.38 60
35. Community participates in ED planning/evaluation*** 4.37 0.14 84 5.15 1.35 81 4.82 .11 83 6.15>all 0.07 9 4.6 .1 89
36. Return visits linked to breakdown of in-home care*** 4.73 1.77 71 5.14 1.4 82 5.05 1.51 75 6.19>all 1.06 8 4.74 1.65 83
37. Availability/use of community staff*** 4.96 1.3 60 5.61>P, Ph 1.16 51 5.3>Ph 1.28 62 6.29>all 0.88 6 4.57 1.47 90
38. Appropriate patients are referred to community staff*** 4.93 1.3 61 5.43>P, Ph 1.23 70 5.26>Ph 1.26 63 6.46>all 0.67 1 4.74 1.5 82
39. Return visits that result in hospitalization*** 5.14 1.21 43 5.58>P 1.16 56 5.51 1.27 47 6.07>all 1.04 13 5.4 1.36 44
*

p <.05;

**

p <.01;

***

p <.001;

Post-hoc analysis are summarized using a greater than (>) sign to denote the significant group differences.