Table 2.
Relationships between HIT Implementation and Mean Number of QI Strategies and Practices, and between HIT Implementation and Mean of the Hospital Performance Measures (numbers of hospitals in parentheses)
| Measure |
HIT Category |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||
| QI Strategies and Practices |
2.44 (79) |
3.63 (264) |
4.20 (61) |
0.000 †§ |
| Composite HQA Process of Care |
81.0 (51) |
82.6 (241) |
85.2 (61) |
0.009 †‡ |
| Observed to Expected Mortality Rate* |
1.29 (70) |
1.06 (263) |
1.07 (61) |
0.000†§ |
| HCAHPS Patient Satisfaction |
60.5 (31) |
66.0 (187) |
67.9 (48) |
0.000†§ |
| Quality Manager Assessment of Patient Care Quality |
3.11 (81) |
3.19 (266) |
3.56 (62) |
0.001†‡ |
| Front-line Clinicians’ Assessment of Patient Care Quality | 3.22 (82) | 3.31 (269) | 3.40 (62) | 0.032† |
†Significant difference between Low and High.
‡Significant difference between Medium and High.
§Significant difference between Low and Medium.
*: ln(O/E) was used when conducting the statistical tests.