Table 3 Baseline characteristics of sampled hospitals in campaign and non-campaign states
Campaign states (n = 5) | Non-campaign states (n = 5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number of hospitals | n = 78 | n = 95 | p |
Respondents per hospital (mean, range) | 2.33 (1, 6) | 2.45 (1, 6) | |
Mean (S.D.) | |||
Medicare hip/knee replacement procedure volume (2009) | 250.1 (130.7) | 270.4 (188.9) | 0.42 |
N (%) | |||
Ownership | 0.66 | ||
Nonprofit | 67 (85.7) | 76 (80.0) | |
For profit | 6 (7.8) | 11 (11.6) | |
Public | 5 (6.5) | 8 (8.4) | |
Part of hospital system/chain | 55 (71.4) | 68 (71.6) | 0.98 |
Teaching status | |||
Member of Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH) | 6 (7.8) | 14 (14.7) | 0.23 |
Residency program | 26 (33.8) | 44 (46.3) | 0.12 |
Located outside an MSA | 16 (20.8) | 12 (12.6) | 0.21 |
Mean (S.D.) | |||
Number of beds | 270.5 (168.5) | 280.5 (185.1) | 0.72 |
Hospital quality and safety culturea | |||
Management support for patient safety | 77.4 (24.3) | 78.1 (24.5) | 0.85 |
Teamwork across units | 67.3 (27.0) | 68.6 (26.5) | 0.76 |
Handoffs and transitions | 54.4 (31.2) | 55.2 (32.4) | 0.86 |