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. 2015 Jan 24;107(3):dju409. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju409

Table 1.

Median hospital performance on measures of satisfaction, quality, and outcomes*

Metric Hospitals Patients Median, % IQR, %
HCAHPS
 Overall satisfaction 448 63 197 62.0 56.0–69.0
 Recommend hospital to family or friends 448 63 197 68.0 61.0–74.0
SCIP
 Received antibiotics one hour before incision 338 47 878 90.0 85.0–94.0
 Received appropriate antibiotic 332 46 879 83.0 72.0–89.0
 Antibiotics stopped within 24 hours of surgery 338 47 878 95.0 92.0–97.0
 VTE prophylaxis ordered 332 46 879 87.5 79.0–92.0
 VTE prophylaxis received 338 47 878 85.0 76.0–91.0
Mortality measures
 Myocardial infarction 440 63 013 15.9 15.3–16.7
 Heart failure 442 62 924 10.8 10.1–11.7
 Pneumonia 442 62 318 11.3 10.3–12.2

* HCAHPS = Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems; IQR = interquartile range; SCIP = Surgical Care Improvement Project; VTE = venous thromboembolism.