Table 1
Descriptive Statistics.
| N | MIN | MAX | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMM-2 | 243 | 68.2 | 99 | 89.67 | 9.31 |
| PSI-4 | 163 | 60.92 | 196.82 | 148.13 | 38.10 |
| CAUTI | 148 | 0.22 | 2.33 | 1.06 | 0.58 |
| MRSA | 167 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| CTM-3 | 239 | 37 | 71 | 53.65 | 5.36 |
| HCAHPS-18 | 242 | 41 | 89 | 71.55 | 8.10 |
| HCAHPS-19 | 243 | 50 | 90 | 70.94 | 6.86 |
Table 2
Correlation Coefficients.
| VARIABLE | 1. RUCC | 2. owner | 3. size | 4. teach | 5. IMM 2 | 6. PSI 04 | 7. CAUTI | 8. MRSA | 9. CTM 3 | 10. HCAHPS 18 | 11. HCAHPS 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. RUCC | X | ||||||||||
| 2. owner | 0.009 | X | |||||||||
| 3. size | –0.450** | .317** | X | ||||||||
| 4. teaching | –0.423** | 0.007 | .485** | X | |||||||
| 5. IMM 2 | –0.011 | .444** | 0.172** | 0.017 | X | ||||||
| 6. PSI 04 | 0.091 | .450** | 0.209** | –0.031 | 0.150 | X | |||||
| 7. CAUTI | –0.014 | 0.036 | –0.026 | 0.065 | –0.142 | 0.164 | X | ||||
| 8. MRSA | –.317** | –0.076 | 0.268** | 0.294** | 0.017 | 0.157 | .237* | X | |||
| 9. CTM 3 | .234** | –.268** | 0.298** | –0.038 | –0.075 | –0.294** | 0.026 | –0.036 | X | ||
| 10. HCAHPS 18 | .170** | .162* | –0.039 | 0.023 | 0.154* | –0.057 | 0.035 | 0.027 | .664** | X | |
| 11. HCAHPS 19 | .231** | 0.099 | –0.106 | –0.034 | .145* | –0.098 | –0.002 | 0.013 | .707** | .920** | X |
[i] ** = Significant at the 0.01 level; * = Significant at the 0.05 level.
Table 3
T-test results comparing VA and non-VA hospital quality indicators.
| VA | non-VA | 95% CI FOR MEAN DIFFERENCE | t | df | P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | n | M | SD | n | ||||||
| IMM-2† | 85.91 | 9.77 | 122 | 93.46 | 7.05 | 121 | –9.71, –5.40 | –6.91 | 220.24 | <0.01** | |
| PSI 04† | 117.11 | 45.24 | 59 | 165.72 | 16.34 | 104 | –60.80, –36.43 | –7.96 | 66.7 | <0.01** | |
| CAUTI | 1.02 | 0.6 | 74 | 1.1 | 0.56 | 74 | –0.27, 0.11 | –0.82 | 146 | 0.41 | |
| MRSA | 0.06 | 0.04 | 48 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 119 | –0.01,0.02 | 1.1 | 165 | 0.27 | |
| CTM-3 | 55.26 | 5.48 | 117 | 52.12 | 4.78 | 122 | 1.83, 4.45 | 4.73 | 237 | <0.01** | |
| HCAHPS #18 | 70.41 | 8.27 | 118 | 72.64 | 7.82 | 124 | –4.27, –0.19 | –2.16 | 240 | 0.03* | |
| HCAHPS #19 | 70.48 | 7.38 | 118 | 71.38 | 6.33 | 125 | –2.64, 0.83 | –1.03 | 241 | 0.3 | |
[i] ** = Significant at the 0.01 level; * = Significant at the 0.05 level; † Satterwaite approximation employed due to unequal group variances.
Table 4
Frequencies for Pairwise Comparisons.
| VA > CIVILIAN | VA = CIVILIAN | VA < CIVILIAN | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMM 2 | 0(0) | 44 (37.3) | 74 (62.7) | 118 (100) |
| PSI 04 | 33 (58.8) | 6(10.7) | 17 (30.4) | 56 (100) |
| CAUTI | 28 (38.4) | 21 (28.8) | 24 (32.9) | 73 (100) |
| MRSA | 24 (51.1) | 10(21.3) | 13 (27.7) | 47 (100) |
| CTM-3 | 62 (53.9) | 34 (29.6) | 19(16.5) | 115 (100) |
| HCAHPS #18 | 29 (24.8) | 43 (36.8) | 45 (38.5) | 117 (100) |
| HCAHPS #19 | 42 (35.3) | 31 (26.1) | 46 (38.7) | 119 (100) |