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. 2021 Mar 5;10(1):e001141. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001141

Table 1.

Performance improvement categories and metrics used

Category Metric used
Patient satisfaction Healthcare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores for overall and provider communication domains
Discharge metrics Percentage of discharge summaries completed in 24 hours
Percentage of discharge orders placed by 10:00
Service metrics Proportion of division meetings attended
Proportion of section meetings attended
Quality metrics Length of stay
Readmission rate
Infection metrics Number of central line-associated bloodstream infections
Number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections