Table 4.
Frequency (mean in months) | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|
Top Performing (n = 45) | Bottom Performing (n = 39) | ||
Collection of hospital-specific reports | 1.47 | 1.44 | 0.89 |
Reporting physician-specific reports to Department Chair or Vice President for Medical Affairs | 3.40 | 6.13 | 0.11 |
Reporting physician-specific reports to individual physicians on their own performance | 5.08 | 5.00 | 0.95 |
Reporting physician-specific reports to individual physicians regarding de-identified peer performance | 4.83 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
*t-test results between top and bottom performing hospitals on the mean frequency of collection or reporting of each report and the mean time period that each report covers, respectively