Table 3: Median time to measure quality-of-care indicators.
| Quality-of-care indicator | Median time (and interquartile range), min |
|---|---|
| Duration of stay | |
| QCI 1 (n = 9) | 4 (3-5) |
| QCI 2-1 (n = 7) | 3 (1-6) |
| QCI 2-2 (n = 4) | 4 (2.5-6) |
| QCI 2-3 (n = 1) | 15 (15-15) |
| QCI 2-4 (n = 1) | 1 (1-1) |
| QCI 2-5 (n = 1) | 1 (1-1) |
| Patient safety | |
| QCI 3-1 (n = 7) | 9 (3-24) |
| QCI 3-2 (n = 5) | 4 (3-13) |
| QCI 4-1 (n = 5) | 6 (4-11) |
| QCI 4-2 (n = 4) | 3.5 (2-69.5) |
| QCI 5 (n = 8) | 13.5 (12-35) |
| Pain management | |
| QCI 6 (n = 2) | 78 (72-84) |
| Pediatrics | |
| QCI 7 (n = 4) | 12 (4.5-21) |
| QCI 8 (n = 2) | 4.5 (3-6) |
| QCI 9 (n = 2) | 115.5 (6-225) |
| Cardiology | |
| QCI 10 (n = 7) | 15 (12-25) |
| Respiratory care | |
| QCI 11-1 (n = 3) | 18 (6-54) |
| QCI 11-2 (n = 3) | 18 (6-54) |
| QCI 11-3 (n = 2) | 15 (6-24) |
| QCI 11-4 (n = 2) | 12 (6-18) |
| QCI 11-5 (n = 2) | 30 (6-54) |
| QCI 11-6 (n = 2) | 30 (6-54) |
| QCI 11-7 (n = 2) | 12 (6-18) |
| QCI 11-8 (n = 2) | 6 (6-6) |
| Stroke | |
| QCI 12 (n = 4) | 10 (4.5-23.5) |
| Sepsis/infection | |
| QCI 13 (n = 7) | 5 (1-12) |
| QCI 14 (n = 4) | 13.5 (6.5-16.5) |