Table 3 Comparisons among hospitals based on the quality of medical records in 2005
QI | Observations (N) | Overall mean (range) | Number of hospitals in each category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
Medical record conformity | 2940 | 0.72 (0.48–0.93) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
Traceability of pain assessment by department | |||||||
- Surgery | 950 | 0.61 (0.03–0.98) | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
- General medicine | 1171 | 0.21 (0–0.86) | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
- Obstetrics | 462 | 0.34 (0–0.97) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
- Rehabilitation | 314 | 0.43 (0–1) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Screening for nutritional disorders | 2312 | 0.70 (0.03–0.98) | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
Time elapsed before sending copy of discharge letter | 2940 | 0.64 (0.24–0.96) | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 |