Table 5.

Respondents’ ranking of likely effective provider-based and system-based solutions.

	Total (N = 200)		Nurses (N = 124)		Physician groups* (N = 76)
	n (%)	Average ranking	n (%)	Average ranking	n (%)	Average ranking
Provider-based solutions
Improving Teamwork	94 (47)	1.09	48 (39)	0.93	46 (61)	1.37
Close follow-up of patients	83 (42)	0.87	41 (33)	0.66	42 (55)	1.21
Informal second opinions	58 (29)	0.58	30 (24)	0.46	28 (37)	0.78
Empowering patients and families	36 (18)	0.29	20 (16)	0.30	16 (21)	0.28
More training in clinical reasoning	36 (18)	0.27	19 (15)	0.26	17 (22)	0.29
Increasing time spent in encounters	29 (15)	0.26	20 (16)	0.29	9 (12)	0.21
System-based solutions
Feedback pathways	95 (48)	1.04	48 (39)	0.84	47 (62)	1.37
Access to EMR	68 (34)	0.70	43 (35)	0.70	25 (33)	0.70
Diagnostic decision support tools	69 (35)	0.63	32 (26)	0.52	37 (49)	0.80
Peer review process	55 (28)	0.52	30 (24)	0.40	25 (33)	0.71
Increased access to consultants and experts	53 (27)	0.47	33 (27)	0.49	20 (26)	0.43

EMR= electronic medical records

^*Includes medical doctors and advanced practice providers

Friedman test showed significant differences among the ranked options (p = <0.001)