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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Patient Saf. 2011 Jun;7(2):66–71. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e31820c98ba

Table 1.

Characteristics and Participation of Delphi Panelists

Professional
Degrees		 Specialty Employer Participation
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Phone
Call
M.D. Surgery Federal healthcare
organization		 ✓ ✓ ✓
M.D. Patient safety, trigger
research		 Non-profit research and
advocacy organization		 ✓
M.D. Patient safety, trigger
research		 Private consulting company ✓ ✓
M.D., M.P.H. Pediatric care, patient safety
research		 Teaching hospital ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Ph.D. Patient safety research Teaching hospital ✓ ✓ ✓
M.D. Emergency medicine, trigger
research		 Teaching hospital ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
M.D., M.Stat. Patient safety research Teaching hospital ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Ph.D., M.S. Informatics, trigger research Teaching hospital ✓ ✓ ✓
M.D., M.P.H. Patient safety research Federal healthcare
organization		 ✓ ✓ ✓
M.D., M.P.H. Surgery Federal healthcare
organization		 ✓ ✓
M.D., M.S. Surgery Teaching hospital ✓ ✓ ✓